上海高考英语模拟试卷(六)

2023届上海市高考英语模拟试卷（iRead23011）一、听力选择题1. What is “couscous”?A．A new hotel.B．A kind of food.C．A close relative.2. What will the woman probably do?A．Clean the shirt.B．Buy a new white shirt.C．Get some tomato juice.3. Where are the speakers going first?A．Shoe shop.B．Bookshop.C．Computer shop.4. Where did the woman meet Rob yesterday?A．At a company.B．At a tennis club.C．At a university.5.A．By involving him in an investment project.B．By lending him some money.C．By referring him to her brother.D．By advising him to retire early.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What has the man found?A．An old door.B．A secret dinner.C．An interesting wall.2. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A．Boss and secretary.B．Father and daughter.C．Husband and wife.3. Where are the speakers?A．In a shop.B．In a house.C．In a castle.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—The movie Till Death Do Us Part 《最爱》will be on at 8 pm．What about picking you up at 7pm?—All right．I will have come back from work by then, and I you at home．A．will be waiting for B．will wait for C．have been waiting for D．am waiting for2．—Didn’t you go fishing with your friends last Sunday?—No. I ______ to the nursing home as usual.A．went B．go C．have gone D．had gone3．I broke my relationship with Peter because he always found _______ with me.A．error B．failureC．mistake D．fault4．— Do you know anything about British history?—______________. I have no interest in it.A．Take it easy! B．Please don’t bother.C．It’s up to you. D．No. It’s beyond me.5．The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly6．If people keep polluting the ocean, no creature there will survive ______.A．at all cost B．for a long whileC．in the long run D．by no means7．E-shopping, when properly _____ ,can save us a lot of time and energy.A．done B．doing C．to do D．is done8．As is expected, AI is an area _______ China may appear as a leading force.A．that B．whereC．which D．when9．After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, ________ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter tosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what10．— What great changes have taken place in our city in the last few years!— Indeed, many high buildings have _______all over the city.A．wound up B．sprung up C．held up D．made up11．_______ you consider that the airline handled 80 million passengers last year, the accident figures are really very small.A．Unless B．WhenC．Before D．Though12．My mom once worked in a very small village school, which is__________only on foot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate13．Most people quit ________ any results appear; they give up too soon and a quitter never wins.A．while B．until C．since D．before14．The collection, sorting and of historical materials and cultural relics of the May Fourth Movement should be strengthened, President Xi said.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction15．But for your instruction, I ______ such great progress in so short a time. Thanks a lot.A．wouldn’t make B．hadn’t madeC．won’t make D．wouldn’t have made16．No student ________ go out of school to have lunch without permission of the headteacher.A．might B．mustC．shall D．could17．Even a small personal computer store vast amounts of information.A．might B．canC．ought to D．has to18．—You ought to have made an apology to Tom yesterday evening．—Yes, I know I __ __．A．ought to have B．have to C．should D．must have19．General Secretary, Xi Jinping, stressed that cross－strait cooperation would be strengthened________ the two sides could agree to oppose Taiwan independence．A．unless B．even ifC．as long as D．until20．China’s Chang’e 4 robotic probe entered lunar orbit on Wednesday, ________ a major step in its mission to make asoft landing on the moon’s far side.A．marking B．to markC．having marked D．marked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。

2023届上海市高考英语模拟试卷（iRead23010）一、听力选择题1. What is the man’s attitude about the suggestion?A．He thinks that is a good idea.B．He accepts it willingly.C．He accepts it unwillingly.2. Who will look after the dog?A．Jane.B．Mary.C．Susan.3. Why is the man talking to the womanA．To fix the door.B．To place an ad.C．To see a flat.4. What does the man advise the woman to do?A．Go home to get the presentation schedule.B．Borrow the presentation schedule from Rachel.C．Borrow some related books to the topic.5. Where does the conversation take place?A．At a store.B．At a restaurant.C．At a hotel.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What does the man advise the woman to do?A．To make friends with her colleagues.B．To manage her friends’ feelings effectively.C．To take her coworkers’ emotion into consideration.2. How can the woman improve her EQ?A．By buttoning up her mouth.B．By controlling her emotions.C．By putting herself in others shoes.3. What does a person tapping his fingers mean?A．He’s nervous.B．He’s impatient.C．He’s embarrassed.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

2023 上海高考英语试卷讲解2023上海高考英语模拟试卷。

I. Listening Comprehension（听力理解）。

Section A.Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will 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 library.B. In a bookstore.C. In a classroom.D. In a cafeteria.2. A. He is too busy to help.B. He will help the woman later.C. He can't help the woman.D. He wants to help the woman now.3. A. She doesn't like the movie.B. She has seen the movie before.C. She wants to see the movie again.D. She will see the movie with the man.4. A. By car.B. By bike.C. On foot.D. By subway.5. A. He is a doctor.B. He is a teacher.C. He is a student.D. He is an engineer.6. A. 15.B. 30.C. 45.D. 60.7. A. At 7:00.B. At 7:30.C. At 8:00.D. At 8:30.8. A. She is worried about her exam.B. She is confident about her exam.C. She is not prepared for her exam.D. She doesn't care about her exam.9. A. He has a lot of work to do.B. He is going on a trip.C. He is visiting his friends.D. He is having a party.10. A. To go shopping.B. To see a movie.C. To have dinner.D. To visit a museum.Section B.Directions: 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.Questions 11 - 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To introduce a new product.B. To explain a scientific theory.C. To describe a historical event.D. To give some practical advice.12. A. It can save energy.B. It is easy to operate.C. It is environmentally friendly.D. All of the above.13. A. In the near future.B. In a few years.C. In several decades.D. It's not mentioned.Questions 14 - 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The importance of reading.B. The benefits of traveling.C. The ways to make friends.D. The methods of learning languages.15. A. By reading books.B. By watching TV.C. By traveling abroad.D. By attending language classes.16. A. It can help you learn about different cultures.B. It can improve your language skills.C. It can make you more confident.D. All of the above.Questions 17 - 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. A classmate.B. A teacher.C. A neighbor.D. A colleague.18. A. To prepare for an exam.B. To write a research paper.C. To find a part-time job.D. To join a club.19. A. At the library.B. In the cafeteria.C. In the classroom.D. In the dormitory.20. A. She will help the man with his paper.B. She will give the man some books.C. She will introduce some materials to the man.D. She will lend the man her notes.II. Grammar and Vocabulary（语法和词汇）。

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

高三英语试题1II. Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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)American parents usually think that their child （25） have less pocket money than the children whom he often connects with even if they are wealthier. And they don’t expect their child ren to compare with the richer if some conditions make （26） impossible for the children to get the same pocket money （27） the children in the neighborhood.The pocket money is not controlled by the parents, because a child can learn to use money correctly （28） dealing with it himself. If a 7 –year –old child gets one dollar as a week pocket money and is made to put it all in his piggy bank to save it up, he can’t know （29） the real use for the money is. The children can use part of his pocket money to buy something he especially wants. By the time he is eight, he is old enough that parents can take thechild to the bank, （30）（open）a saving account for him, and encourage him to put a certain amount of his pocket money into the bank and watch his bank savings grow as entry by entry （存入）is made. He will be saving, earning, and spending suitable quantities all along in order to learn how （31）（manage） money and to keep him in a favorable position with his friends. If a boy can’t join his fellow s in a sweet shop once in a while because he has to save every cent he gets or earns for some big unknown project his parents have chosen for him, he is a sorry child.（B）Have you ever lain in the sun, ___(32) (enjoy) the entertainment of reading a newspaper? Have you ever sat in an underground railway, killing your boring time by turning a newspaper? If you have made it, there is no doubt_ (33)__you may not deny the importance of newspapers as a popular medium.Newspapers provide us with great convenience. (34) the electric media like televisions and computers offers us another way to obtain information, their generation by electricity limits their uses indoors. On the other hand, newspapers may be carried (35) we plan to. In addition, their small size and light weight will surely spare our effort to take them.__(36) advantage of newspapers lies in their non-pollution.It may be said without fear of exaggeration that almost all those electronic media do harm to people’s health. (37) (take) televisions for example: exposures to radiations (辐射), a kind of pollution, from them in the long run will damage people’s health, (38) (especial) for pregnant women. The same case can also be foundin computers. Newspapers, by contrast, are made of natural materials. Therefore no pollution will be given off nor are people subjected to the risk of illness when they read a newspaper.It is true that electronic media also has some superior (39) newspapers. They can give us more direct information, not only by words but by sounds and pictures as well. But regarding newspapers as a medium of the past is (40) apparent understanding, far from the truth.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.Miss Li was born in a big city. After she graduated from auniversity, she was asked to be sent to work at a 41 school ina mountainous area. There many parents have no money to send their children to school. As a(n) 42 , Miss Li found that she had responsibility for these children. So she made good use of her holidays to go back to the city, where she told her old classmates of her idea. As all her classmates are warm-hearted and love public welfare, they can 43 with her easily. After careful discussion, they agreed to organize a(n) 44 to do something for the poor children.In order to collect enough money, they often visited singers to ask them to offer the money that they get from the concerts. They often went to the factories and companies to beg the bosses and managers to 45 their money in the education in the poor areas. What’s more, they even reduced their 46 and spare their savings. Miss Li is good at 47 and know how to 48 the money that they collect. Now many children 49 by this association can go back to school.As time goes on, the association organized by Miss Li is a 50 name between the city where she was born and the area where she works. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are fourwords or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.People often fall ill because of me. However, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 51 . A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air.A sudden change in 52 is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 53 , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.I seized this golden chance to 54 him. He reacted, trying to 55 me, but I was already 56 deep in his throat. He kept sneezing and his nose was running. 57 he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept upsetting him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 58 .The next day he couldn’t go to school. He had lost his appetite and was not as 59 as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 60 .For two days he was nursed by his mother. As he rested more,his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 61 . I knew I had to 62 him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 63 , it was my turn to feel 64 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 65 and finally my time was over.Do you know what I am?51. A. fault B. responsibility C. destinationD. business52. A. occasion B. temperature C. seasonD. condition53. A. excited B. hurt C. tiredD. late54. A. injure B. attack C. botherD. destroy55. A. get rid of B. get on with C. put up withD .take hold of56. A. reproducing B. waiting C. hidingD. disappearing57. A. Since B. Although C. Whether D. Once58. A. escaped B. succeeded C. failedD. regretted59. A. peaceful B. sensible C. happy D. energetic60. A. study B. development C. recovery D. effect61. A. loss B. pressure C. operation D. burden62. A. sacrifice B. catch C. forget D. leave63. A. Uncertainly B. Unsuccessfully C. UnusuallyD. Unfortunately64. A. reluctant B. disappointed C. painfulD. ashamed65. A. weaker B. bigger C. smallerD. strongerSection 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)Most people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals can't talk, but can they lie in other ways? Can they lie with their bodies and behavior? Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees (黑猩猩), behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Why? Dishonesty often helps them survive.Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. When a predator（猎食动物）gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How? It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the "hurt" adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. So they go back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work. How? They don't make nests. Instead, they get into other birds' nests secretly. Then they lay their eggs and fly away. When the baby birds come out, their adoptive parents feed them.Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. After a fight, thelosing chimp will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winner's hand and start fighting again.Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too. When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps don't hear them, and they don't need to share their food.As children, many of us learn the saying "You can't fool Mother Nature." But maybe you can't trust her, either.66. A plover protects its young from a predator by______.A. pretending to be injuredB. driving away the adult predatorC. leaving its young in another nestD. getting closer to its young67. By "Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky" (paragraph 5), the author means______.A. chimps are ready to attack othersB. chimps are jealous of the winnersC. chimps are sometimes dishonestD. chimps can be selfish too68. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Some clever scrub jays often steal their food back.B. The losing chimp won the fight by taking the winner's hand.C. Cuckoos fool their adoptive parents by making no nests.D. Some chimps lower their cry to keep food away from others.69. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. How do animals learn to lie?B. Does Mother Nature fool animals?C. Do animals lie?D. How does honesty help animals survive?（B）“My kids really unde rstand solar and earth-heat energy,” says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. “Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more.The children don't just plan any city. They map and analyze the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and predict its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new waysto meet these needs and build models of their creations. “Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of f reedom,” says the teacher who developed this program. “They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected “official” and “planning group” makes all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser.”CBEP is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the children's own standards.70. The Program is designed to __________.A. develop children's problem-solving abilitiesB. train young scientists for city planningC. direct kids to build solar collectorsD. train kids to be future architects71. An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom to ___________.A. find out kids' creative ideasB. help kids with their programC. give children lecturesD. discuss with theteacher72. Who is the designer of the program?A. A teacher.B. An architect.C. An official.D. A scientist.73. The children feel free in the program because they _____________.A. can design future buildings themselvesB. need not worry about making mistakesC. are given enough time to design modelsD. have new ideas and rich imagination(C)Stonehenge（巨石阵）may have been a prehistoric health center rather than a site for observing stars or a temple in honor of the dead, scientists said yesterday. New evidence unearthed at the World Heritage Site in more than 40 years suggests that the monument was a place where the diseased and injured went in groups, seeking cures.After a two-week dig, scientists have concluded that Stonehenge was “the ancient healthcare centre of southern England” because of the existence of “bluestones”---the smaller columns of dolerite（辉绿岩）that formed an earlier stone structure.By dating pieces of remains to around 7330BC, Tim Darvill, of Bournemouth University, and Goff Wainwright, of the Society ofAmtiquaries have found that hunter-gatherers were at the site on Salisbury Plain 4,000 years earlier than thought. The first stage of Stonehenge, a round earthwork structure, was built around 3000BC. P rofessor Wainwright added: “I did not expect the degree of complexity we discovered. We’re able to say so much more about when Stonehenge was built and why---all of which changes our previous understanding of the monument.”The research reveals the importa nce of the henge’s famous bluestones. Hundreds of bluestone chips gathered at the site have led the team to conclude that the bluestones were valued for their curing effects---the key reason that about 80 of them, each weighing up to 4 tons and a half, were dragged more than 150 miles from the Preseli Hills to Wiltshire. After years of research, Professors Darvill and Wainwright have concluded that, for thousands of years, the Preseli mountain range was home to magical health centers and holy wells.Even today there are those who believe in the curing powers of the springs for coughs and heart disease, and people who use crystals and bluestones for self-curing. Radiocarbon tests have also revealed that the construction of the original bluestone circle took place around 2300BC, three centuries later than originally thought. Interestingly, on the same day died the “Amesbury Archer”---a sicktraveler from the Swiss or German Alps who had an infected knee---whose remains were discovered about five miles from Stonehenge. The professors believe that he was a devoted religious person who was hoping to benefit from the curing powers of the monument.74．Stonehenge is recently believed to be a place for people .A．to recover from poor health B．to observe star movementsC．to hold religious ceremonies D．to gather huge bluestones75．What can be inferred about Stonehenge from the passage?A．The springs could cure coughs and heart disease best.B．The new discovery was the same as what had been expected.C．Some huge bluestones were not produced at Stonehenge.D．The original bluestone circle was thought to be constructed around 2000BC.76．The sick traveler in the passage is supposed to be .A．a devoted religious person from StonehengeB．one of the earliest discoverers of StonehengeC．the first explorer to test the magical power of bluestones D．a patient trying to cure his infection at Stonehenge77．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A．Stonehenge: A New Place of Interest B．Stonehenge: Still Making NewsC．Stonehenge: Heaven for Adventurers D．Stonehenge: Still Curing PatientsSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.More and more corporations are taking an interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR). CSR is made up of three broad layers. The most basic is traditional corporate charity work. Companies typically spend about 1% of pre-tax profits on worthy projects. But many feel that simply writing cheques to charities is no longer enough. In some companies, shareholders want to know that their money is being put to good use, and employees want to be actively involved in good works.Money alone is not the answer when companies come under attack for their behavior. Hence the second layer of CSR, which is a branch of risk management. Starting in the 1980s, with environmental disasters such as the explosion at Bhopal and the Exxon Valdez oil spill, industry after industry has suffered blows to its reputation. So, companies often responded by trying to manage the risks.They talk to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and to governments, create codes of conduct（行为准则) and devote themselves to more transparency（透明）in their operations. Increasingly, too. they, along with their competitors, set common rules to spread risks.All this is largely defensive, but there are also opportunities for those that get ahead of the game. The emphasis on opportunity is the third layer of CSR: the idea that it can help to create value. If approached in a strategic way, CSR could become part of a company's competitive advantage. That is just the sort of thing chief executives like to hear. The idea of "doing well by doing good" has become popular.Nevertheless, the business of trying to be good is bringing difficult questions to executives. Can you measure CSR performance? Should you be cooperating with NGOs and you’re your competitors? Is there any really competitive advantage to be had from a green strategy?Corporate social responsibility is now seen as a mainstream. Big companies want to tell the world about their good citizenship with their devotion to social responsibilities. Done badly, CSR is often just window-dressing and can be positively harmful. Done well, though, it is not some separate activity that companies do on theside, a corner of corporate life reserved for virtue（美德）：it is just good business.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. Both _________ in some companies find it no longer enough to simply donate money to charities.79. Give one example of the defensive measures of risk management according to the passage.80. With the emphasis on opportunity, the third layer of CSR is meant to_________.81. According to the passage, "good business" (paragraph 6) means that corporations ________ while making p rofits.第II卷（共47分）I. Translation （4+4+4+5+5）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 应该呼吁更多的中学生加入到慈善义卖会中。

2021上海高考英语模拟试卷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 restaurant. B. Ata concert.C. In a museum.D. At a flower shop.2. A. 15. B. 50. C. 85. D. 100.3. A. Excited. B. Interested. C. Disappointed. D. Entertained.4. A. Go on with the chat. B. Review his lessons.C. Connect with his friends.D. Talk with his friends face to face.5. A. Leave the paper to the woman. B. Typethe paper immediately.C. Read the newspaper carefully.D. Check the paper once again.6. A. She believes the program is enjoyable.B. She doesn’t like the program at all.C. She admires the talents in the program.D. She will watch the program at last.7. A. Doctor and patient. B. Librarian and student.[来源:学科网]C. Policeman and car driver.D. Post clerk and customer.8. A. It wasn’t very enjoyable. B. It was very exciting.C. It was adventurous.D. It was as good as expected.9. A. He is always in a good mood. B. He spent more money than expected.C. He is happy that he’s got a new piano.D. He’s pleased with his purchase.10. A. Mr. White’s new appointment. B. Mr. White’s vacation.C. An important vacant position.D. How to applyfor a job.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Firing a gun. B. Robbing a motorcyclist.C. Dangerous driving.D. Injuring two people.12. A. The motorcyclist was injured. B. The driver was seriously hurt.C. The armed robbery failed.D. A car driver witnessed the robbery.13. A. Around 8:30 p.m. last night. B. Around 9:30 p.m. last night.C. Around 10:30 p.m. last night.D. Around 8:30 this morning.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Traditional grocery stores. B. Bigger grocery chains.C. Membership stores.D. Large discount centers.15. A. Americans have bought more organic foods thanbefore.B. People like to go to the stores that sell natural foods.C. Supermarkets offer less variety than discount chains.D. Supermark ets are usually owned by different companies.16. A. Supermarkets are no longer important.B. There is more competition now than there used to be.C. Supermarkets have had to raise prices to make a profit.D. Natural foods have taken over the market thatsupermarkets had.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.(A)The first year of school can be stressful - not for the kids, but for the parents!They want their little ones to do well at school and some pushy parents will already be thinking about the problem (25) ______ they can get their child to the top of the class.But some parents are concerned about the rules for when children should start school.The School Admissions Code for England says that children (26) ______ join the reception class the September after their fourth birthday.But here is the problem: A four year old who is born in August could be in the same class as someone who was born in October of the previous year! (27) ______ of them were four years old in September.The older child will probably do better in class tests. He or she is almost a year (28) ______ (old)! This can affect the confidence of the younger child.Now England's schools minister, Nick Gibbs says that the rules should (29) ______ (change). In an open letter to councils, schools and parents he says, “Parents know their children best〞.And he said that some parents “feel forced (30) ______ (send) their child to school before they are ready〞.He proposes that children that are born during the summer can join the class when they are four or wait (31) ______ they are five.Dr. David Whitebread, an educationalist from Cambridge University says that the UK has a summer-born effect just (32) ______ children start school so young.“In countries with these later starting ages, there is a very much reduced summer-born effect or none at all〞, he said.(B)Face-Reading SystemIf a potential customer enjoys your advertisement, they are more likely to buy your product. It’s a simple enough concept, (33) ______ it is extremely difficult to know how well your advertisement is being received in the real world. Now a new system could help advertisers know exactly how their latest offering is going down with viewers, just by watching their faces.The system, (34) ______ (develop) by Daniel McDuff and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, looks at how muscles in the face move in responseto (35) ______ (watch) a video. Software can then classify what is viewed as positive facial responses and smiles during the video and from that predict (36) ______ advertisements the viewer most enjoys.The team collected more than 3200 videos of people, (37) ______ faces were filmed by their own computers’ webcam as they watched three advertisements online during the Super Bowl in 2021. After each commercial, one for Doritos, one for Google and one for Volkswagen, the viewers were asked if they liked the video and whether they would want to watch it again. In tests, the system made correct predictions more than 75 per cent of the time.The system would be a gift for advertisers (38) ______ (try) to grab the attention of potential customers on the internet. In future, the system can be used to personalize advertisements for viewers as they (39) ______ (view) programmes online, depending on their reaction, or as a more effective way of testing how good a new advertisement is (40) ______ appealing to customers.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 Special D ay: Microsoft’s 40th AnniversaryEarly on, Paul Allen and I set the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home. It was a brave idea and a lot of people thought we were out of our minds to __41__ it was possible. It is amazing to think about how far computing has come since then, and we can all be proud of the __42__ role Microsoft played in that revolution.Today I am thinking much more about Microsoft’s future than its past, though. I believe computing will __43__ faster in the next 10 years than it ever has before. We already live in a multi-platform world, and computing will become even more spreading. We are nearing the point where computers and robots will be able to see, move, and interact naturally, unlocking many new __44__ and enabling people to do even more.Under Satya’s leadership, Micr osoft is better positioned than ever to lead these advances. We have the resources to drive and solve tough problems. We are __45__in every aspect of modern computing and have the deepest commitment to research in the industry. In my role as technical advisor to Satya, I get to join product reviews and am __46__ by the vision and talent I see. The result is evident in products like Cortana, Skype Translator, and Holo Lens -- and those are just a few of the __47__ that are on the way.In the coming years, Microsoft has the opportunity to reach even more people and organizations around the world. Technology is still out of reach for many people, because it is complex or expensive, or they __48__ do not have access. So I hope you will think about what you can do to make the power of technology accessible to everyone, to connect people to each other, and make personal computing __49__ everywhere even as the very intention of what a PC delivers makes its way into all devices.We have accomplished a lot together during our first 40 years and enable countless businesses and people to realize their full __50__. But what matters most now is what we do next. Thank you for he lping make Microsoft a fantastic company now and for decades to come.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.Better Solar Energy Systems: More Heat, More LightSolar photovoltaic thermal energy systems (太阳能光伏热能系统), or PVTs, produce both heat and electricity, but until now they haven’t been very good at the heat-producing part __51__ a stand-alone (单机的) solar thermal collector. That’s because they operate at low temperatures to cool crystalline silicon solar cell s (晶体硅太阳能电池), which lets the silicon produce more electricity but isn’t a very __52__ way to gather heat.That’s a problem of economics. A solar-electric system is run at a comparatively lower __53__, while good solar hot-water systems can harvest much more energy. And it’s also a space problem: photovoltaic (光伏的) cells can __54__ all the space on the roof, leaving little room for thermal applications.In a pair of studies, Joshua Pearce, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, has designed a __55__ in the form of a better PVT made with a different kind of silicon. His research partners are Kunal Girotra from Thin Silicon in California and Michael Pathakand Stephen Harrison from Queen’s University, C anada.Most solar panels (电池板) are made with crystalline silicon, but you can also make solar cells out of amorphous silicon (非晶体硅), __56__ known as thin-film silicon. They don’t create as much electricity, but they are lighter, flexible, and cheaper. Because they __57__ much less silicon, they are more environmental friendly and have a greener footprint. __58__, thin-film silicon solar cells can be easily damaged and are breakable.“That means that, when you expose them to light, their efficiency __59__ ---- pretty much the worst possible effect for a solar cell,〞 Pearce explains, which is one of the reasons thin-film solar panels make up only a small __60__ of the market.However, Pearce and his team eventually found a way to improve the __61__ of solar panels by uniting thin-film silicon into a whole in a new type of PVT after many experiments. You don’t have to cool down thin-film silicon to make it work and improve its working efficiency. __62__, Pearce’s group discovered that by heating it to solar-thermal operating __63__, near the boiling point of water, they could make thicker cells that largely overcamethe __64__ effect. When they applied the thin-film silicon directly to a solar thermal energy collector, they also found that by baking the solar cell once a day, they __65__ the solar cell’s electrical efficiency by over 10 percent.51. A. focused on B. exposedtoC. protectedfromD. comparedwith52. A. efficient B.reasonableC. normalD. passive53. A. value B. reward C. cost D. price54. A. put up B. take up C. make up D. break up55. A. decision B. solution C.suggestionD.qualification56. A. roughly B. probably C. generally D. specially57. A. replace B. produce C. exchange D. require58. A.UnfortunatelyB. LuckilyC. SimilarlyD. Evidently59. A. works B. counts C. rises D. drops60. A. choice B. content C. portion D. element61. A. range B. function C.appearanceD. extent62. A. IncontrastB. In briefC. In factD. In general63. A. locations B.conditionsC.surroundingsD.temperatures64. A. negative B. inexact C.inevitableD. complex65. A.increasedB. definedC. wastedD. loweredSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfin ished 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)Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt.They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few British people drink tea without milk.At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess(公爵夫人)found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped hergetting “a sinking feeling〞 as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.66. Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into BritainA. British people were the first people in Europe who drank tea.B. It was not until the 17th century that British people had tea.C. British people got expensive tea from India.D. Tea reached Britain from Holland.67. What does this passage most probably talk aboutA. It talks about how British people got the habit of drinking teaB. It talks about how tea became a popular drink in BritainC. It talks about the history of tea drinking in BritainD. It talks about how tea-time was born68. People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because ______.A. tea with milk stopped people getting a sinking feelingB. people followed the way a French lady drank teaC. tea with milk was then a fashionable curiosityD. tea with milk tasted much more pleasant69. We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinkingtea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of ______.A. the upper social classB. the ancient ChineseC. a famous French ladyD. people in Holland(B)HOLIDAYS1. The Bay Hotel2. Willapark Manor Hotelpath and beach. Excellent cuisine. Our excellent service brings our guests back year after year. Children (reductions) and pets welcome.TEL: 01840 7707823. The Country Garden HotelDelightful hotel set in lovely gardens; calm Island of Wight near Tennyson Downs. Great food! Garden, sea view and ground floor rooms. Please call for brochure and sample menu. Adults only and pets welcome.TEL: 0800 980 19434. 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The Country Garden Hotel(C)It’s true that high-school coding classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it’s not just a confusing, endless st ring of letters and numbers —but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses (假设). It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized parts andusing code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the edge, which can drive the less-experienced or less-determined students away.The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding camps has become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to adjust lessons to things they’re interested in,〞 said Victoria Friedman, an instructor. For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.The students in the Flatiron class probably won’t drop out of high school and build the next Facebook.Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the “Ruby on Rails〞 language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market. But theskills they learn —how to think logically through a problem and organize the results — apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the only purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers —in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes —for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want — the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that — the better.74. Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to ______.A. remodel the way of thinkingB. perfect artwork productionC. formulate logical hypothesesD. complete future job training75. Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will ______.A. have to be upgraded when new technologies comeB. need improving when students look for jobsC. help students learn other computer languagesD. enable students to make big quick money76. According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______.A. stay longer in the information technology industryB. become better prepared for the digitalized worldC. bring forth innovative computer technologiesD. compete with a future army of programmers77. The word “coax〞 in the last paragraph is closest inmeaning to ______.A. misguideB. challengeC. frightenD. persuadeI. 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2023届上海市高考英语模拟试卷（iRead23011）一、听力选择题1. What’s the relationship between the speakers?A．Family.B．Neighbors.C．Friends.2.A．The man’s parents are not modest enough.B．The man should be recognized by his parents.C．The man’s parents helped him get the scholarship.D．The man should be praised for his accomplishment.3. Where does this conversation probably take place?A．In a school.B．In a hospital.C．At home.4. What did Smith offer her?A．Smith offered her a room.B．Smith offered her a computer.C．Smith offered her a job as a typist.5. Where are the speakers?A．At a bus stop.B．At home.C．At the airport.二、听力选择题6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What did the man fail to do last time?A．Repair the computer.B．Find a buyer for the bike.C．Take a picture of the woman.2. What is eBay according to the man?A．A website.B．An account.C．An advertisement.3. How will the speakers sell the bike?A．By describing it to other people.B．By advertising it in a newspaper.C．By putting an advertisement online.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。