上海黄浦区高三英语一模试卷含答案

2020-2021学年上海市黄浦学校高三英语一模试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AIn his 402nd anniversary year, Shakespeare is still rightly celebrated as a great language master and writer. But he was not the only great master of play writing to die in 1616, and he is certainly not the only writer to have left a lasting influence on theater.While less known worldwide, Tang Xianzu is considered one of Chinas greatest playwrights and is highly spoken of in that country of ancient literary and dramatic traditions.Tang was born in 1550 inLinchuan,Jiangxiprovince. Unlike Shakespeare's large body of plays,poems and sonnets (十四行诗), Tang wrote only four major plays: The Purple Hairpin, Peony Pavilion (《牡丹亭》), A Dream under the Southern bough, and Dream of Handan. The latter three were constructed around a dream narrative, a way through which Tang unlocked the emotional dimension of human desires and ambitions and explored human nature beyond the social and political limits of that time.Similar to Shakespeare, Tang's success rode the wave of a renaissance (复兴) in theater as an artistic practice. As in Shakespeare'sEngland, Tang's works became hugely popular inChinatoo. During Tang'sChina, his plays were enjoyed performed, and changed. Kunqu Opera, a form of musical drama, spread from southernChinato the whole nation and became a symbol of Chinese culture. Combining northern tune and southern music, kunqu Opera was known for its poetic language, music, dance movements and gestures. Tang's works benefited greatly from the popularity of kunqu Opera, and his plays are considered classics of kunqu Opera.While Tang and Shakespeare lived in a world away from each other, there are many things they share in common, such e humanity of their drama, their heroic figures, their love for poetic language, a lasting popularity and the anniversary during which we still celebrate them.1. Why is Shakespeare mentioned in the first paragraph?A. To describe Shakespeare's anniversary.B. To introduce the existence of Tang Xianzu.C. To explain the importance of Shakespeare.D. To suggest the less popularity of Tang Xianzu.2. What's possibly one of the main theme of Tang's works?A. Social reality.B. Female dreams.C. Human emotions.D. Political environment.3. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 4?A. The influence of Kunqu Opera on Tang's works.B. Tang's success in copying Shakespeare's styles.C. The way Kunqu Opera became a symbol of Chinese culture.D. Tang's popularity for his poetic language and music.BA satellite is about to demonstrate a new way of capturing space junk with magnets for the first time. With the frequency of space launches dramatically increasing in recent years, the potential for a disastrous collision above Earth is continually growing. Now, Japanese orbital clean-up company Astroscale is testing a potential solution.The firm's End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration mission is scheduled to lift off on 20 March aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. It consists of two spacecraft: a smal “client” satellite and a larger “servicer” satellite, or “chaser”. The smaller satellite is equipped with a magnetic (磁力的) plate which allows the chaser todock withit.The two stacked spacecraft will perform three tests once in orbit, each of which will involve the servicer satellite releasing and then recapturing the client satellite. The first test will be the simplest, with the client satellite drifting a short distance away and then being recaptured. In the second test, the servicer satellite will set the client satellite tumbling before catching up with it and matching its motion to grab it.Finally, if those two tests go well, the chaser will live up to its name by letting the client satellite float a few hundred metres away before finding it and attaching to it. All of these tests will be performed autonomously, with little to no human input once they are set in motion.“These kinds of demonstrations have never been done before in space - they are very different to, say, an astronaut controlling a robotic arm on the International Space Station,” says Jason Forshaw at AstroscaleUK.“This is more of an autonomous mission.” At the end of the tests, both spacecraft will burn up in Earth's atmosphere.If companies wanted to use this capability, they would have to attach a magnetic plate to their satellites so they could be captured later. Because of the growing space garbage problem, many countries now require firms to have a way to bring back their satellites once they run out of fuel or fail, so this could be a fairly simple likely plan, Forshaw says. Right now, each chaser can only nab one satellite, but Astroscale is working on a version that coulddrag three or four out of orbit at once.4. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "dock with" in Paragraph 2?A. Deal with.B. Keep up with.C. Join together.D. Crash.5. Why many countries now require firms to have a way to bring back their satellites?A. Because of the growing space waste problem.B. Because the frequency of space launches are dramatically increasing.C. Because they can earn large profits from it.D. Because Astroscale has found a new method of capturing the space garbage.6. What will Astroscale do to solve the space junk problem?A. An astronaut controls a robotic arm on the International Space to capture the “client” satellite.B. Through a magnetic plate remotely controlled by humans on the ground to catch the “client” satellite.C. Finding the "client "satellite and attaching to it with a magnetic plate automatically.D. Tumbling to match the motion of “client satellite the drag three or four satellites out of its orbit into atmosphere.7. What can we infer from the passage?A. People will bum the space junk up in Earth's atmosphere in the future.B. Japan andRussiawill conduct space debris cleanup experiment together.C. These kinds of demonstrations have never been done before.D. The demonstration mission will be divided into three phases.CAn unmanned Chinese spacecraft left the earth on a trip to the planet Mars on Thursday. The launch（发射）marks the start of one of China's most important space explorations. China's national space agency launched the spacecraft called Tianwen-1 fromthe Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center on Hainan Island.The name Tianwen means “Questions to Heaven” in Chinese. The spacecraft took off on China's largest carrier rocket, the Long March 5, and about 36 minutes later, the spacecraft, including an orbiter（轨道飞行器）and a rover（漫游车），was sent into the Earth-Mars orbit. It is expected to reach the orbit of the red planet next February. Tianwen-1 will finish three scientific goals—orbiting the red planet, landing on the Mars and sending a rover to the landing site.Tianwen-1 carries several scientific instruments to observe the planet's atmosphere and surface. It will do aseries of scientific researches on the planet's soil, geological structure, environment, atmosphere and water. Besides its daily work of exploring the surface of Mars for 90 days, it will also report back to the earth about its experiences on the red planet, which is millions of miles away. According to experts, discovering signs of life will be its first and most important scientific goal.Tianwen-1's successful landing will make China the second nation to place a spacecraft on Mars. The United States has landed eight vehicles on Mars since 1976. China will be the first to successfully orbit, land and place a vehicle in the same mission. This is China's first independent mission to Mars. The task in 2011 failed when a Russian rocket carrying a Chinese orbiter had problems after launch, and was unable to escape the Earth orbit. Last year, China's Chang e-4 spacecraft became the first to make a landing on the far side of the moon.8. When will Tianwen-1 enter the orbit of Mars?A. 36 minutes later.B. Next Thursday.C. In 90 days.D. Next February.9. What is the main task of Tianwen-1 according to experts?A. Orbiting the Mars.B. Landing on the Mars.C. Discovering signs of life.D. Sending a rover to the landing site.10. Which of the following statements is mentioned in the text?A. Tianwen-1 is the second vehicle landed on the Mars.B. The United States is the first to land vehicles on the Mars.C. Russia helped China place Tianwen-1 on the Mars.D. Chang，e-4 was the first to make a landing on the moon.11. Where can you find this article?A. In a newspaper.B. In a diary.C. In a sci-fi novel.D. In a guide book.DThereare two days that set you on your path in life: the day you’re born, and the day you realize why you were born.Growing up south of Chicago in Harvey, Illinois, most people just had their heads down trying to make it from point A to point B. I was the same way, just going with the flow. I played basketball in high school because I was good at it and because other people thought I should until I discovered my talent.I give up basketball and started doing speeches. It wasn’t a popular decision but my grandfather told me todo what made me happy. I fell in love with comedy and performing. And when I discovered the passion, I realized why I was born.I knew I had something to offer —I knew that not only am I powerful, but I can make a difference.I realized a long time ago that my dream is not to be famous or rich. My talent is to entertain. But it’s more than that. I have the chance to reach people, to brighten days, to bring laughter and positive energy into lives and inspire. And I am grateful forit.Acting putting myself out there and having doors closed on me time and time again has taught me a lot about myself. I have learned to trust what I have to offer the world over momentary doubt. I’ve learned to put my faith over my feelings. And I've grown a tough skin. More importantly, I have learned there is a long way towards our goals and that when we put our talents and passion to work, we determine our value.Like a lot of places across the country, there’s poverty, crime, violence and unemployment in Harvey. And growing up there, a lot of people have tragically low expectations for life. But I know that with the right opportunity and with help along the way, everyone can find their passion and go after it. My life is proof.12. What was the author born to do according to the text?A. Be a basketball player.B. Act and perform.C. Make speeches.D. Teach people.13. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A. Chance.B. Energy.C. Days.D. Laughter.14. What is the author’s purpose of writing this text?A. To help others find their talents.B. To prove his decision was right.C. To inspire people to follow their dreams.D. To encourage people to set a goal.15. What can be the best tile for the text?A. Success Lies in Hard Work.B. How to Achieve the Dream Is Important.C. The Two Important Days in Life.D. The Day I Realized What I Was Born to Do.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

上海浦东新区2023-2024学年第一学期期末教学质量检测高三英语试卷(本试卷满分140分，考试时间120分钟)第一卷I.Listening Comprehension(25分)Section 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.5:15. B.5:30. C.5:45. D.6:45.2.A.At a reception desk. B.At a trade fair.C.At a Lost and Found.D.At an exhibition.3.A.Manager and secretary. B.Waiter and diner.C.Customer and salesman.D.Guest and front desk staff.4. A.He'll take her to the hospital. B.He'll tell her what she's missed.C.He'll inform her of the latest news.D.He'll bring her the class notes.5. A.Wash his clothes by hand. B.Wash fewer clothes at a time.e a different washing machine.D.Let her use the washing machine first.6.A.Sell the car to the woman. B.Help the woman paint her car.C.Buy a brand new car.D.Bargain for the old car.7.A.He no longer watches much television.B.He prefers the comedies from the nineties.C.The old shows are not as popular as the new ones. comedies haven't improved since the nineties.8. A.They need a new radio, B.The radio should be repaired.C.The batteries should be taken out.D.They needn't replace the batteries.9.A.He has got everything set for the trip. B.They could stay in the mountain until June.C.They might have to change their plan.D.He has a heavier workload than the woman.10.A.He has been to the library twice to look for the bookB.He will return the book to a library out of town.C.He called the library to say the book would be overdueD.He couldn't return the book because he was away.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 conversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear 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.To remind himself of his grandfather's love.B.To give himself a positive psychological hint.C.To ensure his safety during the exam.D.To boost his brain power and memory.12.A Enrolling in extra courses at tutorial centers.B.Sticking to their daily diets and avoiding oily food.C Rewarding themselves with some breaks.D.Wearing green underwear in hope of blessing.13.Cramming for the exam the night before it.B.Avoiding sleeping late before the exam.C.loading yourself with much reviewing work.D.Starting revision plans well ahead of time.Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14.A.Belgium. B.France. C.U.K. D.China.15,A.12hours. B.18hours. C.24hours. D.6hours.16,A.Public transportation workers.B.Motorists with a special helmet.C.People living at the Green Areas.D.Persons with a special permit.Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17.A.Various cultural activities, B.Their hobbies and talents.C.A plan for the summer holiday.D.An adventure in a foreign country18.A.By borrowing money from parents, B.By organizing a talent show.C.By doing part-time jobs,D.By applying for a travel grant19.A.Explaining the educational value of the trip.B.Demonstrating necessary surviving skills.C.Keeping them informed of their travel,ND.Taking them to a travel reality show.20.A.To convince their parents.B.To fund-raise activities.C.To research destinations and planning the route.D.To document the journey through blogs.I.Grammar and Vocabulary(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,use one word that best fits each blank.Wildlife Report Calls for ActionThe World Wide Fund for Nature released its Living Planet Report,which found that the Earth's wildlife populations have fallen by69%in the past50years.The report is produced every two years to show how the natural world is changing,so governments,businesses,and conservationists understand(21)whet needs to be done to protect the Earth.The team looks at several factors.One is the Living Planet Index(LPI), (22)____examines how wildlife populations have changed over time.A total of5,268species across the world have been tracked,including birds,fish,insects,and mammals.The change in wildlife varies around the world.South America and the Caribbean are the most affected.In these areas,the average wildlife populations have dropped by94%over50 years.Central Asia and Europe have(23)_____(small)decline,with an18%drop.The WWF says the changes are caused by human activity(One of the biggest threats(24)______(face)wildlife is the number of acres of forest that are being chopped down(25)___________the land can be used for farming instead.To find the best way to protect animals worldwide,the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN)is studying how easy or hard(26)_____will be to help different species.It has so far found that the populations of several animals,including the pink pigeon and the Sumatran rhino,(27)_____be boosted.While some news from the Living Planet Report is worrisome,there is good news,too.Up to now the numbers of many species(28)_____(rise)around the world because of people's efforts to protect them.In India,the number of tigers has nearly doubled since2009.And in2020, there were more than50sightings of the critically(29)_____(endanger)Antarctic blue whale.In the US,conservation efforts in recent decades have helped to save several species, including the bald eagle,which(3)______(remove)from the threatened species list in2007.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.assigned.B.bond.C.consequently.D.deliberately.E.discomfortF.eliminateG.measured.H.pass.I.reluctantJ.revealK.sympatheticThere are plenty of complaints about how social media—texting in particular—may be harming children's social and intellectual development.But a new study suggests that constant instant messaging(IM'ing)and texting among teens may also provide benefits,particularly for introverts,who are___31___to tell their thoughts to others.British researchers analyzed150conversations exchanged by231teens.In100of these chats,the study participant began IM'ing while in a negative emotional state such as sadness or anger.The rest were conversations begun when the participant was feeling good or neutral.After the chat,participants reported a20%reduction in their distress—not enough to completely___32___it but enough to leave them feeling better than they had before reaching out.“Our findings suggest that IM'ing between distressed adolescents and their peers may___33___contribute to their well-being,"the authors write,noting provide emotional relief and that prior research has shown that people___34___to talk to strangers either in real life or online improved their mood in both settings,but even more with IM.And people who talk with their real-life friends online also report(feeling closer to them than those who just communicate with each other face-to-face,implying a strengthening of their___35___.Why would digital communication beat human contact?The regions are complex,but may have something to do with the fact that users can control their expressions of sadness and other emotions they may be having via IM without having to___36___emotional elements such as tears,which some may consider as embarrassing or sources of___37___.Studies also show that the anonymity(匿名)of writing on a device blankets the users in a sense of safely.Prior research has shown that expressive writing itself can"vent"emotions and provide a sense of relief—and doing so,knowing that your words are reaching a(n)___38___friend may be even more therapeutic.Researchers also found that introverted participants reported more relief from IM conversations when they were distressed than extroverts did.In fact,introverts care deeply for their friends,family and colleagues,but even the most socially skilled ones sometimes long for a free___39___from having to socialize or having to talk on the phone.This is what the Internet___40___offers:the chance to connect—but ins(剂量)and from behind a screen.III.Reading Comprehension(45分)Section 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.A skywell,or"tian jing",is a tvpical feature of a traditional home in China.___41___a northern Chinese courtyard,or“yuan zi”a skvwell is smaller and less exposed to the outdoor environment.They are___42___seen in homes dating to Ming and Qing dynasties,which were designed to____43_____different generations of relatives.Although a skywell's size and design vary from region to region,it is always rectangular and located in the Core of a house,either___44___by rooms on four sides or three sides plus a wall. Skywells were designed to cool buildings before air-conditioning existed.When wind blows above a skywell house,it can enter the indoor space through the opening.Because outdoor air is often cooler than indoor air,the___45___breeze travels down the walls to the lower storeys and create air___46___by replacing warmer indoor air,which rises and leaves through the opening.The main purpose of a skywell is to allow in light,improve ventilation(通风)and___47___ rainwater.In Huizhou,a skywell is small but tall,and the rooms around it can___48___sunlight on hot days,enabling the bottom of the skywell to stay cool.___49___hot air inside the house can rise and escape through the opening above the skywell,which“works just like a___50___”As a(n)___51___space between indoor life and the outdoor environment,a skywell acts as an effective heat buffer(缓冲)to shield residents from the hot air outside.But the largest part of skywell's cooling effect actually comes when there are bodies of water in the enclosure.Evaporated water cools hot air,a process known as evaporative cooling which is___52___in Huizhou skywells.In the past,Huizhou families collected rainwater in their skywells because they believed this could safeguard and boost their wealth.Skywells therefore have channels around them to___53___rainwater coming from the roofs.Though existing in China for hundreds of years,in recent times they have often been forgotten by people who prefer modern___54___.Over the past two decades,however,due to a___55___of traditional Chinese architecture,skywell buildings have been making a comeback.41.A.Parallel with B.Different from. C.Close to D.Symbolic ofmonly B.rarely C.apparently D.currently43.A.bind B.gather C.house. D.honor44.A.enclosed B.separated C.accompanied. D.replaced45.A.calming B.refreshing C.incoming. D.upcoming 46,A pollution B.pressure C.current. D.circulation47.A,promise B.harvest C.stop. D.process48.A.block out B,bathe in C.allow for. D.let out49.A.Nevertheless B.Meanwhile C.Similarly D.Rather.50.A.well B.column C.chimney. D.ceiling51.A.ideal B.leisure. C.alternative. D.transition52.A.well-reflected B.well-shaded. C.well-developed. D.well-organized53.A.collect. B.purify. C.drain. D.evaporate54.A.techniques. B.facilities. C.styles. D.inventions55.A.reunion. B.reminder. C.renewal. D.rearrangementSection 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)As mountains go,1,642-foot Squaw Peak isn't particularly imposing.But its inviting views of western Massachusetts have tricked hikers into becoming less cautious among its steep,slippery cliffs,resulting in countless injuries and even deaths.Henry Grant,a week before starting his freshman year,respected Squaw Peak's record.As such,he stayed a good ten feet from the edge while waiting for his mother to catch up to him one day in August2019.He watched15or so other hikers enjoy the view;one hiker,around60 and dressed in pink,was peeking over the lip of the cliff with her husband.Suddenly he heard something frightening:“Paula!Paula!”a man yelled frantically.Grant turned around.The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen.Several hikers immediately started looking for her.Uncertain they could help,Grant and his mother headed down the trail.But when he saw hikers still searching,he decided to lend a hand.“My young dumb brain was like,I can do it,"he says.After15minutes of scrambling over rocks,Grant spotted a figure in pink.The woman had fallen about75feet.Miraculously,she was alive.“Paula!”Grant shouted.“Paula.Is that you?”The woman barely responded.She was clearly hurt and delirious.Grant called911and waited,but she kept trying to move,and every time she moved,she slipped a little more.Afraid that in her disorderly state of mind she might fall off the rock to her death,Grant crawled on all fours up a tight,narrow path,gaining friction by digging into the dirt with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.Securing himself against a tree,Grant tried to keep her mind off the pain by intervening with questions;“Where are you from?What do you do for a living?Do you have kids?”About 45minutes later,first responders arrived,To reach them,a rescuer lowered down and lifted Paulaup.Paula,who has fully recovered,is Paula Kaplan-Reiss,a New Jersey psychologist who had traveled to the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts for some relief following her mother's death.Instead,she met a young man who,as she stated in a letter to the Boston Globe,was her new hero.56.Paula's accident on Squaw Peak is most likely the result of_________.A.the heavy blow caused by her mother's deathB.the slippery cliffs that resulted in many injuries and deathsC.her being less safety-conscious at the breathtaking views.D.her husband's neglect of care while accompanying her57.What does the underlined word“delirious”in Paragraph6mean according to the context?A.Unable to move.B.Unable to stay conscious.C.Unable to talk.D.Unable to think clearly.58.Why did Grand keep asking Paula questions?A.To distract her attention from the pain.B.To find out her condition.C.To encourage her to hold on.D.To get to know her better.59.What kind of person is Henry Grant according to the article?A.Dumb and brave.B.Decisive and sensible.C.Respectful and caring.D.Reserved and calm.(B)While writing plain English is no challenge,most of us struggle to find words or phrases to perfectly fall in place with the content.To help you improve your writing skills in English,we have collected some of the best web resources dedicated to this mission.Grammarly●Grammarly is one of the best online resources togrammarly significantly improve your vocabulary and writing.Itis basically an online word processor,which goes beyond othersin correcting over250types of English mistakes.Thespell-checker and vocabulary enhancer are the standout features of Grammarly.●Since the Grammarly app is also available for your web browser,you can simply install the extension and edit all of your Emails,social media posts,or any content that you create from your web browser.●Although Grammarly is offered as free installation,a premium plan does exist which costs around$29.95/month.Thesaurus●Thesaurus is one of the vital tools that every goodEnglish writer has in their storehouse.Building onvocabulary is essential and that is what Thesaurus justoffers.Thesaurus helps users by providing alternativewords and phrases to perfectly express themselves.Italso offers the best collection of synonyms and antonyms.●Overuse of cliches.adverbs or bulky phrases is some examples of poor writing,which needs to be addressed.In this case,the Thesaurus has a collection of some of the most overused expressions that must be avoided in written English.●Sharpen your English skills with this powerful online and mobile application tool for free. Hemingway App●The Hemingway App is a wonderful web-based and desktop software to help you edit your written English.It tackles a lot of subtle differences in English writing,like very complex sentences,uses of passive voice and much ing Hemingway App,all of your wordysentences are highlighted in yellow and irrelevant content in red.●The Hemingway app also provides a readability score for theentered text,which you could use to analyze the structure of thecontent you've written and build a connection with your readers.●Though available as a free version for web interfaces,thestandalone desktop software for Mac and Windows costs$9.99/month.60.Which of the following can be learned from the passage?A.Grammarly is primarily focused on helping improve spelling and grammar in writing.B.Thesaurus offers a large collection of word entries to enhance vocabulary.C.The Hemingway App's premium desktop software is available for a one-time payment of S9.99.D.The Hemingway App assigns a distinct color to each type of grammar mistake it detects in the text.61.If you expect to objectively assess how effectively your content will connect with your readers,you are likely to turn to______.A.GrammarlyB.ThesaurusC.Hemingway AppD.all62.Who are probably NOT the intended readers of this passage?A.Fiction writers looking for real life materials to spark their creativity.B.Non-native English speakers wanting to improve their writing proficiency?nguage enthusiasts interested in exploring different web-based tools.D.Magazine editors whose role involves reviewing and polishing/manuscripts.(C)I was among31murderers sent to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in1962to be executed or imprisoned for life.We were unskilled,impulsive and uneducated misfits,mostly black,who had done dumb,impulsive things—failures,rejects from the larger society.Now a generation has passed since I've been here,and everything is much the same as I found it.The vast majority of us are handed over to suffer and die here so politicians can sell the illusion that permanently putting.people to prison will make society safe.Getting tough has always been a"silver bullet",a quick FIX for the crime and violence that society fears.Each year in Louisiana—where excess is a way of life—law-makers have tried to outdo each other in legislating harsher penalties.The only thing to do with criminals,they say,is get tougher.In the process,the state boasts one of the highest look-up rates in the country,and imposes the most severe penalties in the nation.If getting tough resulted in public safety,Louisiana citizens would be the safest in the nation. They're not.Louisiana has the highest murder rate among states.Prison,like the police and the courts,has a minimal impact on crime because it is a response after the fact,Ht doesn't work. The idea of punishing the few to discourage the many is fake because potential criminals either think they're not going to get caught or they're so psychologically distressed that they don't care. about the consequences of their actions.The threatened punishment,regardless of its severity,is never a factor in the equation.Prison has a role in public safety,but it is not a cure-all.The only effective way to contain crime is for society to work to prevent the criminal act in the first place.Our youngsters must be taught to respect humanity of others and to handle dispute without violence.It is essential to educate and equip them with the skills to pursue their life ambitions in a meaningful way.As a community, we must address the adverse life circumstances that breed criminality.These things are not quick, and they are not easy,but they are effective.Politicians think that's too hard a sell.They want something they can point to at re-election time.So the drumbeat goes on for more police,more prisons,more of the same failed policies.Ever see a dog chase its own tail?63,Which of the following situations is not regarded as a"silver bullet"?A Employing a roundabout way to help students correct their mistakes.B.Setting up refuges to shelter the homeless war victims.C.Training farmers with farming techniques to help them out of poverty.D.Adopting effective policies to save economy from worsening.64.According to the passage,law makers'failure to make proper legislation is due to the factthat_______.A.they are proud and boastful of high lock-up ratesB.they fail to address the root of the problemC.they don't treat people of different races alikeD.they give priority to precaution over punishment65.The idiom best describing the effective way to ease the severity of crime in Louisiana is_____A.turn over a new leaf.B.get a kick out of itC.an eye for an eye.D.prevention is better than cure66.What is the best title for the passage?A.Prisons—A Tool for Election.B.Why Prisons Don't WorkC.An Appeal from a Murderer.D.Why Society Is a Safer PlaceSection CDirections:Read the following passages.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.They are culturally distant,and so have far less borrowed European vocabulary too.B.This more than anything else accounts for the difficulty of the language.C.Indeed,none of the hardest languages is written with the Latin alphabet used by most European languages.D.But foreign writing systems need not be difficult.E.The overall hardness of a language can be seen as the sum of the difficulty of its writing system,sounds,words and grammar.F.But just as hart is the problem of languages that make distinctions our language does notWhich Languages Take the Longest to LearnThe difficulty in learning a foreign language lies not only in its inherent complexity.The main reason a language is hard is that it is different from your own.What underlies the difficulty of such languages for an English-speaker?The first thing many learners will think of is the writing system. ______67______Chinesestands out for its difficulty.It is commonly said that a learner must memorize around2,000characters to be able to read a newspaper.But even this estimate is criticized.Someone with2,000characters will still have to look up unfamiliar ones in every few lines of text.A second way languages can be hard is with sounds and distinctions that do not exist in the learner's language,To an English-speaker,the novelties include the clicks of many African languages._______68_______Mandarin and Cantonese have tones,meaning ma with an even pitch and ma with a falling one are different words.The vocabulary obviously matters too.Most European languages share an ancestor(called proto-Indo European)and so their words,too,often come in related pairs.If you know water in Spanish is agua,it is easy to figure out Italian acqua and English nguages unrelated to the European ones(Arabic from the Semitic family,or Chinese from the Sino-Tibetan one) will not only lack the“genetic”overlap in vocabulary.____69______.Finally,there is grammar.Many people associate tricky grammar with long lists of endings that change according to a word's use in a sentence Many languages even feature an ending on verbs indicating how the speaker knows the information to be true._____70_____If you want to learn a language just for fun,start with Swedish,If you want to accumulate an impressive number.Stay in Europe.But if you really want to impress. mastering Mandarin is the sign of the true linguistic Ironman.IV.Summary Writing(10分)71.Directions: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.Does Reading Improve HealthWhen thinking about our well being and taking care of ourselves,some things that we should do are harder than others.Reading is one of the easier ones.What follows are a number of ways in which reading can help maintain and improve health.Reading allows you to de-stress by unplugging and escaping.In one study,reading was found to be as effective as yoga and humor in reducing subjective feelings of stress over a30-minute period,as well as blood pressure and heart rate.Note that a good old-fashioned book or a dedicated eBook reader is the best way to do this.Readers may live longer than non-readers.One study found that this was supposed to be due to the effect that reading has on maintaining cognitive abilities over time.In another study of individuals aged64and over,those who read at least once a week were less likely to experience cognitive decline than those who did not.At the14-year mark of the study,and regardless of educational level,those who read more enjoyed greater protection.This effect is maintained into readers'80's.Bibliotherapy,or the use of various reading materials for the promotion of psychological health,is a well-known aid to mental health treatment.Bibliotherapy can consist of any type of literature and may include self-help books,focused readings,first-hand accounts of others' experiences,and even relevant fiction.This can be a powerful strategy and has been used successfully to reduce depression,suicidal thinking,anxiety,stress and etc.The benefits of reading are innumerable and reading is a low to no-cost activity.Cheap and no-cost books are everywhere,Public libraries continue to be one of the most amazing resources. If you aren't a natural reader,you have nothing to lose by giving it a try.第二卷V.Translation(15分）Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.虽然青少年爱和父母顶嘴，但是他们内心是尊重父母的。

2020年上海市黄浦区高考英语一模试卷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 onyour paper，and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1．（1分）A．In a cosmetics shop．B．In a hospital．C．In a nutrition department．D．In a supermarket．2．（1分）A．Boss and secretary．B．Editor and publisher．C．Student and professor．D．Writer and reader．3．（1分）A．Open a wedding company．B．Try a new restaurant．C．Run his own bakery．D．Buy some insurance．4．（1分）A．The package is too big to deliver．B．The delivery can be made automatically．C．The woman will have lunch with the man．D．The man can make the delivery tomorrow morning．5．（1分）A．He was most difficult to satisfy．B．He set many special requirements．C．He inspected the project regularly．D．He was as common as other customers．6．（1分）A．An amazing book．B．A great woman．C．A scientific field．D．A strong voice．7．（1分）A．He himself is a big fan of Hepburn．B．He does not think the girl is like Hepburn．C．He felt puzzled by girls' love for Hepburn．D．He does not know anything about Hepburn．8．（1分）A．When to do mind﹣wandering．B．Where to have physical activities．C．How to keep attentive in a lecture．D．How to take notes in a lecture．9．（1分）A．Ordinary．B．Practical．C．Disturbing．D．Unrealistic．10．（1分）A．Decorating the company．B．Finishing a painting．C．Preparing a presentation．D．Restructuring the budget．Section BDirections：In Section B，you will hear two short 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.11．（4.5分）（1）A．2．B．11．C．21．D．30．（2）A． A horse．B．A dog．C．A pig．D．A cat．（3）A．More annoyed．B．Less anxious．C．More frightened．D．Less shocked．12．（4.5分）（1）A．Its clear aim．B．Its evaluation process．C．Its numerous applications．D．Its solid foundation．（2）A．In 1954．B．In 2013．C．In 2018．D．In 2000．（3）A．Its location and area．B．The categories of its collections．C．Its official WeChat account．D．The visiting experience it offers．13．（6分）（1）A．Consumer and gender．B．Age groups and activities．C．Sports and facilities．D．Training time and trend．（2）A．Cycling．B．Jogging．C．Skiing．D．Swimming．（3）A．18﹣26．B．27﹣35．C．36﹣45．D．46﹣55．（4）A．To determine which item deserves priority．B．To get ideas for a more appealing slogan design．C．To know about teenagers' leisure sporting activities．D．To see which age group is at the top of consumption capability．II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections：After reading the passage 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.14．（10分）Asleep on a plane：a case for window seatsI love to sleep on planes，and I have an unusual ability to sleep well on them．Therehave even been one or two occasions （1）I have fallen asleep before takeoff and awakened upon the impact of landing，not having realized we had even left the ground．So when （2）（book）my flights，I always choose the window seat whenever possible．This allows me to lean my sleepy head against the wall of the plane for a bit （3）（much）comfort．Some （4）argue that the aisle （走廊）seat is superior for the leg space and the ability to getoff swiftly and eye the snack cart．But in reality，we're all getting our drinks and snacks （5）seconds．Also，I find that if a person knows he's in a window seat，he'll choose to use the bathroom before boarding so that he （6）（not need）to disturb his neighbor，which is just considerate．And he'll seize the opportunity to get up when another seatmate gets up so that the seatmate needn't （7）（bother）more than once．As a photographer and visually oriented person，the window seat gives me the best viewsof cottony clouds，or a great sunset，or golden sunrise，etc．Most of all，（8）I've been flying for years，I still get pleasure of seeing my departing city or country （9）（shrink）into the distance，and the butterflies in my stomach when I see the horizon of my destination come into view．And those feelings of adventure and excitement are （10）keep me coming back，flight after flight，to my window seat．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.15．（10分）Beyond Mobile Money：The Future of Asia's FinTechMobile money has been the hottest part in financial technology for the last few years．But FinTech is more than just how people store money and transact（交易）﹣the space is much more horizontal，shortcutting how we create，share，and protect value．The latest product of FinTech companies to （1）in Asia Pacific illustrates the many ways the space can help consumers beyond just their mobile wallet．It is important for all businesspersons to be aware of these trends，as their success opens up all sorts of possibilities for companies to （2）with them．And，on a much deeper level，new FinTechs may （3）consumer expectations in even other tech industries．The Smartphone Emerges as a Credit﹣Scoring StandardWith close to half a billion （4）consumers in Southeast Asia alone，there is an entire industry of FinTechs devoted to finding ways to accurately determine their credit﹣worthiness to give them （5）to finance．Unfortunately，since they don't have bank accounts，such FinTechs cannot rely on （6）financial information or credit card payments．One credit scoring source emerging as a new standard in the field is smartphone﹣based credit scoring．It has （7）broad global support，including from the likes of the World Bank．In one of its reports，the Asian Development Bank even stated that mobile data was a key to financial （8），as it could improve customer recording，and，in turn，get an access to credit．AI Combines with the Wisdom of the CrowdThe most common slogan in today's tech headlines is the "artificial intelligence"．Readers are fascinated with how AI has the （9）to transform every consumer and enterprise （企业）industry．While such focus is appropriate that AI will （10）change the world，it leaves out a crucial element that will go hand﹣in﹣hand with its rise：the wisdom of the crowd．III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections：For each blank in the following passag，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.16．（15分）Endangered languages can be found throughout the world．Many languages now have fewer than 100 or even fewer than 10 speakers．The crisis is not limited to remote regions of the world．When Europeans first arrived in North America，312 different languages were （1），of which 123 are now known to be extinct．Of the （2）languages，most speakers are grandparents and great﹣grandparents．Different researchers offer different definitions of "endangered"．The system of （3）used by the Catalogue of Endangered Languages evaluates languages in four areas：the （4）of all the speakers，how often the language is conveyed to the next （5），the rate at which it is losing speakers and the（6）in which it is used．Based on this data，languages are ranked on a six﹣point scale from "safe" to "severely endangered．" The midpoint，"endangered" refers to a language with between 100 and 1，000 speakers who represent about half of the language's community or ethnic group．The language is spoken only by some parents，of whom very few teach it to their children．It is （7）used at homeand is not taught in schools or used for government business．Languages become endangered due to a number of （8）factors including globalization，economics，technology，education policy，and changes in （9）attitudes．As the forces of globalization make the world more interconnected，previously （10）language communities come under pressure to participate in a larger economy，which means learning the area's majority language．（11），local schools often begin to teach the majority language instead of the local tongue．Local languages also （12）as communities adopt mobile phones and computers，most of which run on software that has been translated into only a handful of languages．This trend （13）as these devices connect users to the Internet．At this point，many communities undergo a cultural （14）in which parents no longer value the language enough to teach it to their children．Initiatives to （15）endangered languages have become more numerous in recent years．These efforts tend to focus on two main areas：the documentation of endangered languages，and efforts to increase the use of endangered languages among younger speakers and in the community at large．（1）A．at hand B．at risk C．in use D．in view（2）A．ancient B．evolving C．local D．surviving（3）A．assessment B．classification C．description D．research（4）A．age B．background C．number D．religion（5）A．committee B．century C．generation D．government （6）A．content B．occupations C．situations D．themes（7）A．advisedly B．efficiently C．primarily D．rarely（8）A．balancing B．complicating C．historical D．interrelated（9）A．cultural B．mental C．moral D．religious（10）A．foreign B．informal C．isolated D．national（11）A．For example B．In contrast C．In response D．Vice versa（12）A．boom B．develop C．disappear D．suffer（13）A．ceases B．changes C．increases D．starts（14）A．difference B．influence C．shift D．variety（15）A．enrich B．purify C．refresh D．standardizeSection 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.17．（8分）Many of China's ancient architectural treasures smashed to dust before Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng began documenting them in the 1930s．The husband and wife team were among the first preservationists to operate in China，and by far the best known．Their efforts have since inspired generations of people to speak out for architecture threatened by the rush toward development．Becoming China's best architectural historians was no easy accomplishment．The buildings they wanted to save were centuries old，located in distant parts of the country．In many cases，they had to journey through dangerous conditions in the Chinese countryside to reach them．Exploring China's remote areas during the 1930s meant traveling muddy，poorly maintained roads by mule（骡子）or on foot．Inns were often dirty，food could be polluted，and there was always risk of violence from rebels，soldiers and robbers．Their greatest discovery was the Temple of Buddha's Light，in Wutai County，Shanxi Province．Thebreathtaking wooden temple was built in 857 A．D．，making it the oldest building known in China at the time．Liang and Lin crawled into the temple's most forbidding，forgotten areas to determine its age，including one hideaway inhabited by thousands of bats and millions of bedbugs，covered in dust and littered with dead bats．"In complete darkness and among the awful smell，hardly breathing，with thick masks covering our noses and mouths，we measured，drew，and photographed with flashlights for several hours．When at last we came out to take a breath of fresh air，we found hundreds of bedbugs in our bag．We ourselves had been badly bitten．Yet the importance and unexpectedness of our find made those the happiest hours of my years hunting for ancient architecture．" Liang wrote of the experience in an account included in "Liang and Lin：Partners in Exploring China's Architectural Past．"（1）On their way to the ancient buildings in 1930s，Liang and Lin faced following risks EXCEPT．A．accommodationsB．personal securityC．road conditionsD．vehicles（2）Liang and Lin raised public awareness of．A．documenting smashed historical buildingsB．rebuilding historically valuable buildingsC．saving the oldest temples in ChinaD．protecting historical buildings（3）While exploring the Temple of Buddha's Light，．A．Liang and Lin caught insects with awful smellB．Liang and Lin were forbidden to breathe insideC．Liang and Lin were pleased at something unhoped forD．Liang and Lin determined its age by studying bedbugs' hideaway（4）Which of the following is the best title for the passage？A．Creativeness results in discoveryB．Difficulty produces achievementC．Efforts contribute to happinessD．Responsibilities make development18．（6分）Get true﹣to﹣life photos and increased adaptability．Produce true colors，and set up，connect，and print right from your mobile device．Go from memory card to photo printout with ease．HP Photo and Document All﹣in﹣One Printers are 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risks than others．②Biologists appear to have discovered a physical reason that explains why some people arerisk﹣takers．Dopamine is a neurotransmitter，a chemical that spreads signals between nerve cells．It is linked to the brains reward system and is the chemical that makes us feel good，and scientists believe it to be linked to risk﹣taking．Our nerve cells have dopamine receptors（接收器）which control the amount of dopamine that each cell receives．But not all receptors may be active．When a person has few active receptors to control the amount of dopamine that is received，a cell can become flooded resulting in an extreme feeling of happiness．③Researchers at Vanderbilt University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine asked 34 menand women to complete a questionnaire about their risk taking to assess whether they seek new opportunities or are cautious in life．The results of the research were consistent with similar studies carried out with rats，and had the same outcome．It concluded that people who are risk﹣takers have fewer dopamine receptors than people who are not．This suggests that the rush of pleasure a risk taker receives when a cell becomes flooded with dopamine can become addictive for some people．They therefore pursue new and exciting activities in order to try to repeat this feeling，and as a result their concern for risk becomes considerably reduced．④Dopamine gives us a biological reason for risk﹣taking，but scientists believe there may be psychological reasons too．Sensation﹣seeking is a personality characteristic that describes the desire to find activities that bring us pleasure．In 1964，psychologist Marvin Zuckerman created the sensation﹣seeking scale．His 40﹣item questionnaire，still used today，was given to people who were active in seeking new activities，and to people who were more satisfied with a quiet life．While risk﹣taking is not a characteristic in itself，it is very much associated with sensation﹣seeking，as a high sensation﹣seeker does not evaluate risk in the same way that a low sensation﹣seeker does．A desire to achieve pleasure means that there isa greater willingness to take more risks．⑤There are both biological and psychological explanations as to why some people may choose to takemore risks than others．However，none of these explanations are definitive．（1）If a person has fewer active dopamine receptors，．A．he is less likely to feel happyB．he is more willing to take risksC．he will eventually become dopamine﹣addictiveD．he is poorer at controlling the amount of dopamine（2）The underlined phrase "consistent with" is closest to "" in meaning．A．contrary toB．in agreement withC．at the cost ofD．persistent in（3）What can be concluded from paragraph 4？A．The longing for pleasure may lead to risk taking．B．A willingness to take more risks can be cultivated．C．The sensation﹣seeking scale can help to evaluate risk．D．High sensation﹣seekers are more common than low ones．（4）This passage mainly talks about．A．when we learn to take risksB．how risk﹣taking benefits usC．what makes risk﹣takersD．why we should take risksSection 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.20．（8分）Sustainable Transport in CitiesTransport has always shaped cities．In Medieval times crossroads gave birth to blooming market towns．Many North American cities were created for the car．But how are the cities of today being shaped by a need for more sustainable transport？Many local governments are speeding up change through policy initiatives such as joined transport，congestion charges and low emission zones，sustainable gaining and lifecycle costing，and opening data up to companies and academics．And these city level policies can move markets in more sustainable directions．（1）This has resulted in five vehicle manufacturers committing to meeting that deadline，which is both in their own commercial interests and good for the environment．The least dense cities，for example，Houston，have per capita（人均的）carbon emissions nearly ten times higher than the densest，such as Singapore．（2）This involves gathering mixed use developments around a key transport center，as with the KL Central area in Kuala Lumpur，built around the largest railway station in Southeast Asia．（3）Others are using motivations and behavioural change to encourage people to choose more efficient﹣and often healthier﹣forms of transport．Copenhagen has a number of progressive cycling policies including the Green Wave，which allows people cycling at 20km/h to hit all green lights during rush hour．Light weighting and new engine and fuel technologies are helping to make existing road and rail vehicles more efficient．（4）The main options are hydrogen fuel cells，fossil fuel hybrids，and electric vehicles，and the best solution may well vary from city to city．IV. Summary Writing21．（15分）Directions：Read the following passage．Summarize the main idea and the mainpoint（s）of the passage in no more than 60 words．Use your own words as far as possible．Online "friends" ﹣a threat to developmentThe impact of technology on the nature of our friendships has been a much﹣debated topic since the dramatic rise of social networks．Advances in mobile technology and social networking websites mean we spend more time online than ever before．It is therefore not surprising that so many psychologists，sociologists，and others are eager to give their thoughts on how this is impacting negatively on our society．There is one element of social networking that is deeply worrying．We find ourselves in a hyper﹣connected world where people access social media day and night，excited to make announcements about the tiniest details of their lives．Research is starting to show that this culture is negatively affecting not our friendships but our character．Professor Larry D．Rosen says that young people who overuse social networking sites can become ineffective，aggressive，and display anti﹣social behavior in their offline lives．But perhaps an even more disturbing effect is that one of our most basic emotions seems to be disappearing ﹣empathy．This is the emotion that allows us to see the world from our friends' points of view．Without it，we are far less able to connect and form meaningful adult relationships．Professor Sherry Turkle suggests that people are no longer comfortable being alone．This is something confirmed by a study where 200 university students were asked to go without social media for 24 hours．Many admitted an addiction to their online social network；most complained that they felt cut off from family and friends．And yet being alone is a time when we self﹣reflect and get in touch with who we really are．It is only when we do this that we can make meaningful friendships with others．These potential changes in our characters are rather alarming，so it is clear that we can't neglect thosenegative impacts of social networks．V. TranslationDirections：Translate the following sentences into English，using the words given in the brackets.22．（2.5分）这些安全措施仍将继续实施至下月初．（remain）23．（2.5分）完善自我是一个抽象的理想，无法激励一些学生真正对抗惰性．（incapable）24．（2.5分）由于缺乏受过专业训练的教师，一些美国学校很难加入汉语教学的竞争．（shortage）25．（2.5分）如今，病人能很便捷地下载他们的医疗记录以获取诸如检测结果之类的信息，大大节省了时间和人力．（so…that）VI. Guided Writing26．（25分）Directions：Write an English composition in 120﹣150 words according to the instructions given below inChinese．假设你是李明，你校正在进行高三年级的课程微调，准备将周三下午的第四节课设置为"艺术欣赏类课程（art appreciation）"或者"学科拓展类课程（subject expansion）"，现广泛征求高三同学的意见．请发一封邮件至校长信箱（邮件中请不要出现真实的校名和姓名），你的邮件内容需包括：（1）你建议校方设置以上两类课程中的哪一类；（2）你的理由；（3）你希望此类课程包含哪些内容．2020年上海市黄浦区高考英语一模试卷参考答案与试题解析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 onyour paper，and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1．（1分）A．In a cosmetics shop．B．In a hospital．C．In a nutrition department．D．In a supermarket．【分析】略【解答】D【点评】略2．（1分）A．Boss and secretary．B．Editor and publisher．C．Student and professor．D．Writer and reader．【分析】略【解答】C【点评】略3．（1分）A．Open a wedding company．B．Try a new restaurant．C．Run his own bakery．D．Buy some insurance．【分析】略【解答】C【点评】略4．（1分）A．The package is too big to deliver．B．The delivery can be made automatically．C．The woman will have lunch with the man．D．The man can make the delivery tomorrow morning．【分析】略【解答】D【点评】略5．（1分）A．He was most difficult to satisfy．B．He set many special requirements．C．He inspected the project regularly．D．He was as common as other customers．【分析】略【解答】A【点评】略6．（1分）A．An amazing book．B．A great woman．C．A scientific field．D．A strong voice．【分析】略【解答】B【点评】略7．（1分）A．He himself is a big fan of Hepburn．B．He does not think the girl is like Hepburn．C．He felt puzzled by girls' love for Hepburn．D．He does not know anything about Hepburn．【分析】略【解答】C【点评】略8．（1分）A．When to do mind﹣wandering．B．Where to have physical activities．C．How to keep attentive in a lecture．D．How to take notes in a lecture．【分析】略【解答】C【点评】略9．（1分）A．Ordinary．B．Practical．C．Disturbing．D．Unrealistic．【分析】略【解答】D【点评】略10．（1分）A．Decorating the company．B．Finishing a painting．C．Preparing a presentation．D．Restructuring the budget．【分析】略【解答】C【点评】略Section BDirections：In Section B，you will hear two short 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.11．（4.5分）（1）A．2．B．11．C．21．D．30．（2）A．A horse．B．A dog．C．A pig．D．A cat．（3）A．More annoyed．B．Less anxious．C．More frightened．D．Less shocked．【分析】略【解答】11﹣13ACB【点评】略12．（4.5分）（1）A．Its clear aim．B．Its evaluation process．C．Its numerous applications．D．Its solid foundation．（2）A．In 1954．B．In 2013．C．In 2018．D．In 2000．（3）A．Its location and area．B．The categories of its collections．C．Its official WeChat account．D．The visiting experience it offers．【分析】略【解答】14﹣16BCB【点评】略13．（6分）（1）A．Consumer and gender．B．Age groups and activities．C．Sports and facilities．D．Training time and trend．（2）A．Cycling．B．Jogging．C．Skiing．D．Swimming．（3）A．18﹣26．B．27﹣35．C．36﹣45．D．46﹣55．（4）A．To determine which item deserves priority．B．To get ideas for a more appealing slogan design．C．To know about teenagers' leisure sporting activities．D．To see which age group is at the top of consumption capability．【分析】略【解答】17﹣20BBDA【点评】略II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections：After reading the passage 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.14．（10分）Asleep on a plane：a case for window seatsI love to sleep on planes，and I have an unusual ability to sleep well on them．Therehave even been one or two occasions （1）when I have fallen asleep before takeoff and awakened upon the impact of landing，not having realized we had even left the ground．So when （2）booking（book）my flights，I always choose the window seat whenever possible．This allows me to lean my sleepy head against the wall of the plane for a bit （3）more（much）comfort．Some （4）may argue that the aisle （走廊）seat is superior for the leg space and the ability to getoff swiftly and eye the snack cart．But in reality，we're all getting our drinks and snacks （5）within / in seconds．Also，I find that if a person knows he's in a window seat，he'll choose to use the bathroom before boarding so that he （6）won't need（not need）to disturb his neighbor，which is just considerate．And he'll seize the opportunity to get up when another seatmate gets up so that the seatmate needn't （7）be bothered（bother）more than once．As a photographer and visually oriented person，the window seat gives me the best views。

2024届上海市黄浦区高三一模英语试卷2023年12月(完卷时间：120分钟满分：140分)第I卷(共100分)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 onyour paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.At a bookstore. B.At the train station. C.In a clock shop. D.On the street.2.A.They both prefer E-textbooks. B.The man is expecting printed textbooks.C.The woman is against the use of tablets.D.Neither of them needs tablets.3.A.They're formal. B.They're worth the price.C.They're out-of-date.D.They're poor in quality.4.A.Find a roommate. B.Move to a neat room,C.Post an ad for a cleaner.D.Reply to an ad,5.A.To make the computer beautiful. B.To protect his eyes.C.To get the computer to work longer.D.To keep the computer away from blue light.6.A.The movie theatre isn't popular in London.B.Londoners should have seen the foreign movie.C.Londoners had better learn foreigner languages.D.There is a great demand for foreign movies in London.7.A.The woman missed the discount. B.The woman isn't qualified for the discount.C.The woman fails to come to class on time.D.The woman can't join the new classes.8.A.Chase each other. B.Chat while eating. C.Prepare for a race. D.Serve a snack.9,A.It's suitable for her learning style. B.She wants to try different ways to learn.C.She prefers to connect notes to a story.D.It can strongly smooth her emotion.10.A.The hunting is to blame for the disappearance of the birds.B.The cause of the decline in the ducks'number is uncertain.C.She is unhappy with the climate change throughout the world.D.The man should find more scientific evidence for the birds'extinction.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear one longer conversation and two short passages.After each conversation or passage,you will be asked several questions.The conversation and thepassages will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question, read the four possible answers onyour paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions ll through14are based on the following conversation.11.A.To ask for her help. B.To apply for the entry for the competition.C.To take back his copy of drawing.D.To confirm the name of his tutor.12.A.Improving the designs of saving energy.B.Designing a typical domestic kitchen appliance.C.Developing a new use for the existing technology.D.Adopting different approaches to existing problems.13.A.They don't sell well. B.They don't look appealing.C.They often cost too much.D.They vary in appearance.14.A.To push a button. B.To tum on the dishwasher.C.To decorate the pool.D.To break the glass.Questions15through17are based on the following passage.15.A.According to how important the work is.B.According to when the work occurs to you.C.According to how much you like the subject.D.According to when the work should be completed.16.A.Have a vacation, B.Reward yourself for finishing a task.C.Take some summer activities.D.Do something planned in advance.17.A.Those who lack time for study. B.Those who are good at making a plan.C.Those who prefer study to relaxation.D.Those who plan to study in summer.Questions18through20are based on the following passage.18.A.They expect to see receivers'happiness.B.They regard them as fashionable appliances.C.They want to show their taste in gift choices.D.They value the feelings delivered by the gifts.19.A.Their appearance. B.Their packaging C.Their price, D.Their usefulness20.A.Write it on the wish list. B.Tell givers directly what we want.C.Follow a gift-giving process.D.Browse Amazon to buy it.II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage 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.Reconsidering the StaycationI've always been doubtful of the staycation.The newly-invented word is too cute for__21___ feels like a comfort:While other people are off exploring the Blue Lagoon by camper van,you get to stay in your very own home and go to your usual supermarket__22__cookies!So,I am fascinated to discover,thanks to my colleague Catherine Pearson,that I__23__(understand)staycation in a wrong way.Evidently,my tendency__24__(take)a break without a plan is unlikely to produce a restorative effect.Instead,one should make good preparations for that period of time.Jaime Kurtz,a psychology professor at James Madison University and the author of"The Happy Traveler:Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations,”advises__25_(ask)oneself,“If I were moving away soon,what would I most want to do,and who would I most want to spend time with?"I like this saying"Live every day as if it were your last."Any reminder that time is flying is a good one___26___it gets you to live better.This weekend,you could,for instance,seek out some vegan ice cream___27__doesn't taste terrible.You could try running in a pool,which is easier on the joints but as effective as running on land.You could go for a walk or a drive while listening to "Slow Radio,"a very comforting BBC podcast__28__(feature)sounds of the natural world.Whether or not you have a proper vacation__29_(plan)for the coming weeks,you could envision any coming weekend as its own two-day mini-break,programming it as you would a trip to somewhere new,with a journey__30__(exciting)than just"sleep as much as possible"and"mow the lawn".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.airflows.B.block.C.challenges.D.cool.E.criticallyF.disproportionatelyG.Principles.H.reducesI.sensitiveJ.site-specificK.stretchesSkywellA skywell,or“tian jin”,as it is commonly called,is a typicalfeature of a traditional home in southern and eastern China.Skywellswere designed to reduce temperature in buildings well beforeair-conditioning existed.When wind blows above a skywell house,itcan enter the indoor space through the opening.Because outdoor airis often cooler than indoor air,the incoming wind travels down thewalls to the lower stories and creates__31__by replacing warmer indoor air,which rises and leaves through the opening.The main purpose of a skywell is to allow in light,improveventilation(通风)and harvest rainwater.In Huizhou,a skywell issmall but tall,and the rooms around it__32_out sunlight on hot days,enabling the bottom of the skywell to stay cool.Meanwhile,hot air inside the house can rise and escape through the opening above the skywell.Architects are now looking towards the__33__behind skywells while designing new buildings to save energy.One example is the National Heavy Vehicle Engineering Technology Research Centre in the eastern Chinese city of Jinan.The18-storey glass-walled tower block has a giant inner skywell in the middle,which__34__from the fifth to the top floor.The elevators, toilets and meeting rooms are all situated around this channel,which helps improve the lighting and ventilation and__35__the overall energy consumption.Ancient“green wisdom”such as skywells continue to inspire today's climate adaptive design and innovations in methods that depend on design and technology to__36_a building without the use of power.However,there are some_37_for bringing skywells into modern designs.The mechanisms of courtyards facilitating natural lighting,ventilation and rain collection are well known,but applying these methods needs to be__38_.Because traditional skywells had different shapes,sizes and features,which were___39___dependent on their natural surroundings,adding skywells into modern buildings requires designers to be_40_to their project's context and situation,making it difficult to apply them as a universal solution.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passages 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.Turkey is not my thing,but one dish I cannot live without on Thanksgiving is my mom's Snowy Mashed Potatoes.I start___41___these potatoes,my annual time-release capsule of pure joy in early November.I'm pretty sure I've had them at every Thanksgiving since I was a kid,and bites often transport me back to different years and different dining rooms.How and why is it that certain foods give us so much__42___?And what can be said about the kinds of foods we consider most comforting?Science tells us that taste and nutritional content affect how foods make us feel,but certain foods are especially___43___satisfying for reasons that have little to do with their taste or nutritional content.Much of the happiness we get from our favorite foods comes from the memories they stimulate for us and the people we're with while we__44___them.Past and present__45__shape the foods we find comfortingOften,we love food because we have___46___memories associated with it.My mom's mashed potatoes(土豆泥)remind me of holiday joy and past reunions with extended family.We are also drawn to foods we were given early in life by people who cared for us,which can help explain our__47___love for chicken noodle soup,which many parents feed their sick children to make them feel better.The smell of food can__48_powerful memories,too.The part of the brain responsible for processing smell directly connects to the amygdala,a brain region that processes emotions,and the hippocampus,which handles memory.And our memory for smells is__49_and precise, especially when it comes to smell we were first exposed to in childhood.That's why you might catch the smell of pumpkin pie baking in the oven and be transported back to the first time you baked it with your grandmother.These___50___can go the other way,too.Sometimes you might feel___51___when you eat foods that remind you of loved ones you miss.We may also___52___foods that we associate with bad experiences.In addition to past memories,the_53__in which we eat foods shapes how much we enjoy them in the moment,and our gustatory(味觉的)experiences can be_54_by a sense of community,a sense of warmth and enjoying it together.I____55____my mom's Snowy Mashed Potatoes that much more today because I got to eat them with my husband and two children,the three people I love most in the world.41.A.cutting down on B.looking forward to C.making for D.putting away42.A.perspective B.pleasure C.space D.transition43.A.emotionally B.financially C.physically D.visually44.A.enjoy B.memorize C.order D.recallpany B.menus C.outlook D.recipes46.A.cultural B.fond C.photographic D.shared47.A.collective B.creative C.lost D.parental48.A.awake B.correct C.preserve D.record49.A.bitter-sweet B.fresh C.long-lasting D.selective50.A.associations B.experiences C.foods D.memories51.A.alert B.amazed C.disappointed D.sad52.A.avoid B.consume C.store D.swallow53.A.area B.background C.context D.emotion54.A.enhanced B.offered C.reflected D.weakened55.A.adapted B.appreciated C.copied D.digestedSection BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished 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)Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman,who together identified a slight chemical change to messenger RNA,were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year.Dr.Karikó,the13l woman to win the prize,had come to the United States from Hungary two decades earlier when her research program there ran out of money.She was preoccupied by mRNA,which provides instructions to cells to make proteins.Defying the decades-old belief that mRNA was clinically unusable,she hold the view that it would stimulate medical innovations.She and Dr.Weissman had their first chance mecting over a copy machine at the University of Pennsylvania in1998.At the time,Dr.Weissman was desperate for new approaches to a vaccine(疫苗)against H.IV.,which had long proved impossible to defend against.A physician who had tried and failed for years to develop a treatment for AIDS,he wondered if he and Dr. Kariko could team up to make an H.I.V.vaccine.For years,they were at a loss.Mice vaccinated with mRNA became inactive.Countless experiments failed.They wandered down one dead end after another.But eventually,the scientists discovered that cells protect their own mRNA with a specific chemical modification(修饰).So they tried making the same change to mRNA manufactured in the lab before vaccinating it into cells.It worked.At first,other scientists were largely uninterested in taking up that new approach to vaccination.But two biotech companies soon took notice:Moderna,in the United States,and BioNTech,in Germany.Then the coronavirus emerged.Almost instantly,Drs.Kariko and Weissman's work came together with several factors of different research to put vaccine makers ahead of the game in developing shot.Brian Ferguson,an immunologist at the University of Cambridge,said.“The work of Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman in the years prior to2020prevented tens of millions of deaths and helped the world recover from the worst pandemic in a century.They richly deserve this recognition."56.The underlined word"defying”(paragraph2)is closest in meaning to"_________.A.challengingB.confirmingC.re-emphasizingD.stating57.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Dr.Kariko and Dr.Weissman's research?A.They teamed up for the treatment for AIDS in Hungary.B.They protected their mRNA with a chemical modification.C.They persevered until they made a change to lab-made mRNA,D,They manufactured mRNA in mice despite their countless failures.58.According to Brian Ferguson,Dr.Kariko and Dr.Weissman deserve the recognition becauseA.they took no notice of others'ignoranceB.they caught attention of two biotech companiesC.their work helped avoid the loss of countless livesD.their work prevented the outbreak of the pandemic59.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Chemical Changes Identified in the PandemicB.Approaches Adopted to Defend Against H.I.VC.Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine PioneersD.mRNA Manufactured in a University Lab in USA(B)IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSThe rice cooker can be used by children aged from8years and above and persons with reduced physical,sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been supervised/instructed and understand the bazards involved.Children shall not play with the appliance.Cleaning and user care shall not be done by children unless they are older than8and supervised.Keep the appliance and wire out of reach of children under8years.If the wire is damaged,it must be replaced by the manufacturer,its service agent,or someone similarly qualified,to avoid hazard.SERVICEThe product isn't user-serviceable.If it's not working,read the instructions,check the plug fuse(保险丝)and main fuse.If it's still not working,consult your retailer(零售商).If that doesn't solve the problem-ring Customer Service-they may be able to offer technical advice.If they advise you to return the product to us,pack it carefully,include a note with your name, address,day phone number,and what's wrong.If under guarantee,say where and when purchased, and include proof of purchase.Send it to:Customer ServiceSpectrum Brands(UK)LtdFir Street,Failsworth,Manchester M35OHSPlease note:If you have purchased the product within the last6months,please contact the retailer first to deal with any matters relating to guarantee.GUARANTEEFaults affecting product functionality appearing within the guarantee period will be corrected by replacement or repair at our option provided the product is used and maintained in accordancewith the instructions.Your legal rights are not affected.Guarantee period=2years from first retail purchase.To claim an extra1-year guarantee,register your product online within28days of purchase.Consumables are guaranteed only for their recommended lifecycle.Replacements are excluded and are only covered by a1-year guarantee.60.What can9-year-olds do with the rice cooker?A.They can clean or repair it alone.B.They can use it with proper instruction.C.They can play with it as long as it is not in use.D.They can supervise their younger brothers who use it.61.Jennifer bought a rice cooker10months ago and now there is something wrong with it,what can she do?A.Call her retailer to extend the guarantee period.B.Self-check the appliance before asking for help.D.Return the cooker with contact&purchasing information without the recipe.62.You can replace a faulty rice cooker in the third year from your purchase ifA.it has been repaired by your retailer or a service agentB.the product functionality hasn't been affected seriouslyC.you have registered the cooker online as soon as you buy itD.its consumables are guaranteed for their recommended lifecycle(C)①A group of41states and the District of Columbia began a legal case against Meta,the parent company of Facebook,Instagram,WhatsApp and Messenger,insisting that the company knowingly used features on its platforms to cause children to overuse them.The accusations in the lawsuit raise a deeper question about behavior:Are young people becoming addicted to social media and the internet?Here's what the research has found.②David Greenfield,a psychologist and founder of the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction in West Hartford,Conn.,said the devices tempt users with some powerful approaches. One is“intermittent reinforcement,"which creates the idea that a user could get a reward at any time.But when the reward comes is unpredictable.Adults are easily influenced,he noted,but young pcople are particularly at risk,because the brain regions that are involved in resisting temptation and reward are not nearly as developed in children and teenagers as in adults. Moreover,the adolescent brain is especially accustomed to social connections,and“social media is all a perfect opportunity to connect with other people.”③For many years,the scientific community typically defined addiction in relation to substances, such as drugs,and not behaviors,such as gambling or internet use.That has gradually changed.In 2013,the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,the official reference for mental health conditions,introduced the idea of internet gaming addiction.④A subsequent study explored broadening the definition to"internet addiction."The author suggested further exploring diagnostic criteria and the language,for instance,noting that terms like“problematic use”and even the word"internet"were open to broad interpretation,given the many forms the information and its delivery can take.⑤Dr.Michael Rich,the director of the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children's Hospital,said he discouraged the use of the word"addiction"because the internet,if used effectively and with limits,was not merely useful but also essential to everyday life.⑥Greenfield agreed that there clearly are valuable uses for the internet and that the definition of how much is too much can vary.But he said there also were obvious cases where immoderate use disturbs school,sleep and other vital aspects of a healthy life.Too many young consumers"can't put it down,"he said."The internet,including social media like Meta,are the drugs affecting the mind.”63.What was Meta accused of?A.It added problematic features to its platform.B.It started a discussion to mislead young people.C.It tempted children to use social media too much.D.It conducted illegal research on its parent company.64.According to David Greenfield,users tend to be addicted to social media and the internet due to_______.A.their under-developed brainB.the random pattern of rewardsC.their desire to be socially connectedD.the possibility of escaping from reality65.What can be concluded about the study introduced in Paragraph4?A.Addiction is something about behaviors instead of substances.B.The online language can be interpreted from a broad perspective.C.Current diagnostic criteria of"internet addiction”isn't satisfactory.D.There should be an agreement on the definition of the word"internet".66.Dr.Michael Rich and David Grecnfield both agree thatA.proper use of the internet does good to childrenB.the internet is to blame for disturbing healthy lifeC.there are cases against immoderate use of the internetD.the word"addiction"is improperly used on the internetSection 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.Do I even want them?On whose clock?B.Why should you challenge that secret timeline of milestones in your head?C.This time,quitting her job led to her first album,television appearances and sold-out shows.D.Instead of feeling pressure to hit life events on someone else's timeline,maybe it's fine to make our own.E.People are feeling like they're falling behind,when in fact they're probably doing exactly what they should.F.She spent years feeling like an outsider and failure as she watched her peers rise in school and work figuring she'd never catch up.Defining Success on Your Own Terms“You go to college right out of high school.That's the rule,right?”says Nikki Ivey,a sales trainer and consultant outside Jacksonville,Fla.However,it's not the case for her.Actually,she got her undergraduate degree at28.________67________One by one,she missed the milestones she'd envisioned in some imaginary dream life: earning six figures by30,buying a house by35.Then she hit one—attaining a high-level executive position in a company.She didn't love the job.She did love sitting around the dinner table laughing with her kids."________68________"she asked herself.She ended up leaving the job,and started to wonder about all those milestones.Danielle Ponder had a career as a lawyer before dedicating herself to singing full time. Working as a public defender in Rochester,N.Y.,Danielle Ponder would frequently Google, "Did anyone make it after the age of35?”At one point,she quit her day job,only to return a year and a half later,due to the pandemic and disappointing bookings.On the last day of2021,five days before her40birthday,she tried again._________69________“I don't know if I could survive this happening to me at19,"she says.She thinks her insecure teen self wouldn'thave handled the stress of the public eye well.It can be hard to make a transition later in life._______70_______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.Why companies are hiring'prompt engineers?With the new generative AI tools,like ChatGPT,anyone can put in a prompt—type in a fewwords and get a result.But that doesn't mean that the results will be relevant or accurate.The key is putting in the right prompt.That's why some businesses are now hiring prompt engineers-people with the skills,background and practice to talk to so-called large-language Al systems effectively-and why many people expect prompt engineering to be a desirable skill for many kinds of workers to add to their resumés.In general,the more detailed the request,the closer the response will come to what the user is looking for.But the most effective prompt engineering goes beyond adding detail.For one thing,adding the right detail to get the best response is crucial.Also,there are many ways to guide how an AI system presents the information it finds,depending on the goal—telling it to write in a certain style or for a certain audience,for instance.Each tool also has particular capabilities and limitations that users can learn to tackle.And the best results often come from an extended conversation with the Al,reacting to what it produces and asking for refinements.Even for people applying to jobs that don't clearly mention prompt engineering,having this skill could become essential for all sorts of roles.Art directors could use generative AI to outline ideas,and marketers could use it to develop new slogans.Software engineers could use it to find problems with their wyers could use it to research a piece of law.This is going to be a foundational skill that all of us need to know.The through line is when you learn a new skill,you can take it in any direction you like.第Ⅱ卷(共40分)V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.参观这家博物馆能带你回到20世纪30年代。

黄浦区2021学年度第一学期高三班级期终调研测试英语试卷（完卷时间：120分钟满分：150分）2022年1月5日下午第I卷（共103分）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 the bank. B. In the library.C. In the restaurant.D. In the supermarket.2. A. Travel to Shanghai. B. Have a meeting.C. Dine with Mr. Kim.D. Discuss their program.3. A. Salesman and customer. B. Husband and wife.C. Manager and secretary.D. Father and daughter.4. A. H e didn’t want to come early. B. He carried a heavy bag.C. He was delayed by a heavy truck.D. He was held up in a traffic jam.5. A. The woman will go to the airport by taxi. B. The woman is asking the man for help.C. The woman’s car has broken down.D. The woman really likes taking buses.6. A. He also thinks Tina looks great. B. He thinks Tina should get a new dress.C. He doesn’t agree with the woman.D. He doesn’t like Tina’s silver dress.7. A. She moved to Washington when she was young.B. She can provide little useful information.C. She will show the man around Washington.D. She will ask someone else to help the man.8. A. He can speak German. B. He knows both English and German.C. He can read German books.D. He knows nothing about German.9. A. She couldn’t believe that the news about James was true.B. She felt sorry for James’ being caught cheating by teachers.C. She thought James shouldn’t have cheated in the final exam.D. She showed no interest in any news about exams at all.10. A. He acted in the play at the last minute.B. He decided to quit at the last minute.C. He wa sn’t supposed to take part in the play.D. He made up his mind to act in the play.Section B Directions: 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. 9:00am-8:00pm B. 5:00am-9:00pm C. 9:30am-5:30pm D. 5:30am-9:30pm12. A. Candies. B. Cigarettes. C. Newspapers. D. Stamps.13. A. Small stores usually have a one-hour break during lunch time.rge food shops stay open for more hours on Thursday and Friday.C. Most shops are closed in the afternoon on Tuesday and Thursday.D. It is convenient for foreign visitors to shop on Sundays.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 50 million dollars. B. 144 million dollars.C. 158 million dollars.D. 160 million dollars.15. A. It was shown for four days in many countries.B. It was made and produced in 1973.C. It was based on the story of wars among planets.D. It told a story which happened not long ago.16. A. “Revenge of the Sith” is the best in the series of six “Star Wars” movies.B. The action in the new film is exciting and the special effects are terrific.C. “Revenge of the Sith” is especially suitable for children to watch.D. It has more violent actions than all the other “Star Wars” films.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.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. 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)ChicagoChicago is an incredible city and a key business center for the Midwest. That means that sooner or later most business travelers (25)_______(find) themselves there. This City Guide for Chicago provides business travelers with all the information they need (26)_______(plan) a successful trip to Chicago. Of course, it also help you find out how to enjoy (27)_______ while you’re there.Unless you’re just in Chicago for the day, there’s a good chance that you’ll have some time after work to explore the sleepless city and (28)_______ you’re ready to take a break from business meetings or simply want to throw in some sightseeing after a busy week at work. (29)_______ _______ _______ help business travelers plan their free time better, we’ve created this overview of things to do in Chicago. We’ll help you feel at home in one of America’s biggest cities.If you’re mainly going to be downtown, the buses and trains and taxis can pretty quickly move you around. To make it easy, we’ve pulled together a complete list of the transportation options for business travelers to Chicago. Of course, business travelers (30)_______ also want to compare prices on rental cars in Chicago, especially if they need transportation to the surrounding suburbs.Chicago has a huge range of dining options. You can always get some real comfort food there, but when it comes to business lunches or dinners, it’s nice to have something a little (31)_______(nice).Chicago is a wonderful city for business travelers. Hotel options range from ultra-fancy in town to cheap and convenient in the suburbs. While it’s relatively easy to move around Chicago, it’s still a good idea for business travelers to know (32)_______ they need to be during the day and to select a hotel nearby. Alternatively, you can select a hotel that’s in the heart of the downtown area.(B)Special Public BudgetGraffiti (涂鸦) Vandalism (有意破坏公物的行为)in Adelaide costs the public purse more than two million dollars a year, which (33)_______(reveal). Ratepayers and taxpayers foot the bill for continual cleanups of graffiti from metropolitan bus shelters, public buildings and reserves, TransAdelaide alone spends about one million dollars a year (34)_______(remove) graffiti from buses and trains. And Adelaide’s 27 metropolitan councils expect to spend at least one million dollars this financial year on graffiti clean-ups.However, costs would be hundreds of thousands of dollars higher (35)_______ councils did not rely on volunteers or criminals serving community service orders to do the work. Glenelg Council, for example, has a Correctional Services Department team which removes graffiti from the foreshore area at least once a week. Other councils, (36)_______ Elizabeth, Noarlunga and Payneham, have employed special anti-graffiti officers. Salisbury is among those councils (37)_______ call on a data bank of volunteers to immediately paint out graffiti “tags”.Despite the “tagging” of the War Memorial on North Terrace (38)_______ (follow) by the public outcry 18 months ago, several councils have reported a significant increase in graffiti attacks.“We have budgeted $53,200 for clean-ups this year, but we will go over that. Each year the budget goes up by 15 or 20 per cent,” an Elizabeth City Council spokesman said yesterday, “It really is (39)_______ enormous social problem.”A spokesman for Stirling Council said his council could easily spend $20,000 a year on graffiti, but could not afford $6,000 for the most offensive or obvious work. “It’s not a matter of how much graffiti you have, (40)_______ how much you can afford to clean up,” he said.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. NoteChinese traders were recorded as making voyages to the north coast of Australia from the 1750s, but were probably visiting Australia long before. Chinese men arrived in Australia in small numbers after the 1788 British settlement as free settlers and criminals. A small population grew rapidly after 1848 under a system of indentured（契约的）labour, after China had __41__ its ports to foreign trade in 1842. They worked in rural New South Wales as cooks, farm labourers and etc.Indentured Chinese __42__ worked in all colonies variously as station hands, plantation workers, miners, on public works, cabinet makers, personal servants and in laundries. Most came from the south-eastern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian.Due to labour __43__ in West Australia, the Colonial Government organized Chinese contract labour between 1847 and 1898, most working as labourers, cooks and gardeners. Many Chinese people came from rural backgrounds and brought with them __44__ and water management skills. By 1885, there were 54 Chinese market gardens in Sydney. By 1901, 67% of New South Wales market gardeners were Chinese.Gold rushes in Victoria in the 1850s and New South Wales in the 1860s significantly __45__ the population of Chinese immigrants in Australia; about 45,000 prospectors arrived in Victoria alone in 1854-58. Numbers continued to increase as gold and other __46__ were discovered in Queensland, Northern Territory and Tasmania.When mining became less __47__, many Chinese people worked successfully to provide goods and services such as furniture making, market gardening, fishing and, particularly, store-keeping including the import and export of goods from overseas. Chinese goods, especially tea, silk, vegetables, herbs and other spices were highly sought after items of trade by non-Chinese people. Tea rooms, importing and selling many varieties of tea, were very popular. Chinese silk was turned into __48__ evening wear and cloaks by Chinese tailors and seamstresses.Today there is a culturally diverse Chinese __49__ in Australia with links to south-eastern China as well as Vietnam and Hong Kong. The Chinese communities in Australia are brought together every year by __50__ of Lunar New Year.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages 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.New Tech Network, a new education organization, strives to ensure all students have the skills, knowledge, and attributes they need to thrive in post-secondary education, career and civic life.New Tech Network cooperates with district leaders, administrators, and teachers who share a common purpose: to provide an education in which students acquire knowledge and develop skills vital to __51__ in the post-secondary path of their choosing. The New Tech design is simply a blueprint, __52__ a set of core beliefs, tools, and strategies to help each school fulfill its purpose. New Tech design principles provide for an __53__ approach centered onproject-based learning, a culture that enables students and teachers, and the use of technology in the classroom. Through extensive professional development, personalized coaching, and access to Echo, New Tech Network, a learning __54__ system, enables principals, teachers, and students to develop relevant and meaningful learning communities.TEACHING THAT ENGAGESA K-12 PathwayThrough project-based learning, internships（见习期）, dual enrollment, and other experiences in New Tech schools, students are well __55__ post-secondary pursuits.__56__, New Tech Network has worked with public school districts to redesign high schools. More recently, however, New Tech Network is partnering with several school districts to __57__ New Tech middle schools and elementary schools. In some districts, this provides students with a K-12 pathway. In elementary and middle schools, the design principles are the same—teaching that engages, culture that empowers, and technology that enables. As the elementary and middle schools mature, New Network will measure success on student __58__.Learning __59__The years spent in a New Tech school allow students to gain the academic and deeper learning skills necessary for success in any post-secondary option. New Tech students learn disciplinary knowledge and skills to conduct inquiry and solve real-world problems. Throughout a project, they cooperate with peers, facilitators, and experts in the field. Students __60__ their learning through effective oral and written communication for authentic audiences.Ownership of their learning experience and engagement in relevant and challenging tasks helps students develop a sense of agency, a skill essential to success in __61__, career, and civic duty.Project-Based LearningProject-based learning is at the heart of New Tech Network’s instructional approach. Students cooperate on projects, ranging in __62__ from two to eight weeks, which require critical thinking and communication. Projects often occur in integrated subject area courses, where Entry Events, the Need-to-Know (NTK) process, and skill building workshops support student-centred learning. During projects, students often engage with subject matter experts who provide feedback on real-world products. Through project-based learning, students not only master__63__ content, but also successfully apply content when solving authentic problems.__64__ -Based InternshipsNew Tech students also engage in experiences designed to prepare them for success in the contemporary workplace. By cooperating with others on projects, students acquire a level of responsibility similar to a __65__ work environment. Students engage with field experts and community stakeholders(利益相关者) during projects, and final products are presented to authentic audiences. Additionally, two-thirds of New Tech high schools offer such practical activities, with nearly half of all seniors participating.51. A. success B. rescue C. survival D. reform52. A. owing to B. getting rid of C. depending on D. accompanied by53. A. intermediate B. intelligent C. instructional D. informative54. A. innovation B. requirement C. management D. negotiation55. A. related to B. prepared for C. classified by D. compared with56. A. Accidentally B. Accordingly C. Absolutely D. Historically57. A. evaluate B. observe C. connect D. create58. A. teaching B. learning C. engaging D. developing59. A. Problems B. Outcomes C. Strategies D. Discipline60. A. demonstrate B. promote C. highlight D. motivate61. A. elementary schools B. middle schoolsC. high schoolsD. college62. A. length B. courses C. topics D. targets63. A. advanced B. academic C. complex D. adequate64. A. Network B. Workshop C. Community D. College65. A. permanent B. professional C. popular D. familiarSection 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)Rosalind Franklin always liked facts. She was logical and precise, and impatient with things that were otherwise. She decided to become a scientist when she was 15. She passed the examination for admission to Cambridge University in 1938, and it sparked a family crisis. Although her family was well-to-do and had a tradition of public service and charity, her father disapproved of university education for women. He refused to pay.An aunt stepped in and said Franklin should go to school, and she would pay for it. Franklin’smother also took her side until her father finally gave in.She was invited to King’s College in London to join a team of scientists. The leader of the team assigned her to work on DNA with a graduate student. Franklin’s assumption was that itwas her own project. The laboratory’s second-in-command, Maurice Wilkins, was on vacation atthe time, and when he returned, their relationship was puzzling. He assumed she was to assist hiswork; she assumed she’d be the only one working on DNA. They had powerful personalitydifferences as well: Franklin direct, quick, decisive, and Wilkins shy, hesitant, and passive.In 1953, Wilkins changed the course of DNA history by disclosing, without Franklin’s permission, her Photo 51 to competing scientist James Watson, who was working on his own DNA model with Francis Crick at Cambridge. Upon seeing the photograph, Watson said, “My jaw fell open and my pulse began to race,”according to author Brenda Maddox who wrote the book Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA.The two scientists did in fact use what they saw in Photo 51 as the basis for their famous model of DNA, which they published on March 7, 1953, and for which they received a Nobel Prize in 1962. Crick and Watson were also able to take most of the credit for the finding: they included a footnote acknowledging that they were “stimulated by a general knowledge” of Franklin’s and Wilkin’s unpublished contribution, when much of their work was rooted in Franklin’s photo and findings. Franklin didn’t know that these men based their article on her research, and she didn’t complain either, likely as a result of her upbringing. Franklin “didn’t do anything that would invite criticism… (that was) bred into her,” Maddox said.66. Wilkins’ relationship with Franklin was characterized by __________.A. unity and harmonyB. confusion and competitionC. cooperation and miscommunicationD. misunderstanding and conflict67. What does Watson mean by saying “My jaw fell open and my pulse began to race”?A. He was confused that Crick had not made this discovery.B. He was surprised that Wilkins had discovered this information.C. He was satisfied with the importance of Photo 51.D. He was anxious about the progress Wilkins and Franklin had made.68. What is Brenda Maddox’s main intention according to the quote in the last paragraph?A. To re-evaluate the importance of the DNA model.B. To criticize King’s College and Cambridge.C. To emphasize Franklin’s importance in science.D. To deny Watson’s and Crick’s contribution to science.69. Franklin’s career as a scientist demonstrates _________.A. that her work was pointing at the most difficult problemB. that she was the only female scientist during the periodC. the importance of DNA in modern scienceD. that perseverance leads to success and recognition of field scientists(B)ReviewsCultual Breaks by Brian AldissReviewed by Paul KincaidBrian Aldiss is an amazing and frustrating writer. When he is on song, hisstyle is forceful, disturbing and delectable. But he is a restless writer. Hecame into his own in the enthusiastic and experimental atmosphere of theNew Wave, and he has been driven to try the new and the different eversince. That he is still experimenting now, 50 years after his firstappearance, is a measure of a man who has never been prepared to settleback on his laurels. The Secrets of Jin-Shei by Alma AlexanderReviewed by Donna McMahonWith so many fantasy novels using European-derived settings and mythology, ancient China makes a refreshing change. The landscape is tempting and yet familiar enough to feel very real, and the author uses magic sparingly, in ways appropriate to her society. This and the complex detail put into the backdrop makes the novel feel very much like historical fiction.Straken by Terry BrooksReviews by Nathan BrazilThe third novel in the High Druid of Shannara series jumps straight backinto the story where it left off. It continues the quest of unlikely hero Penderrin Ohmsford. Now equipped with the means to break in –andback out- of the Forbidding, where his aunt, the overthrown Ard Phys of Druids, is stranded, Pen must first get back to Paranor. His rescue attemptcan only begin from within the chamber where Grianne Ohmsford disappeared. Unfortunately, this will deliver him straight into the hands of those responsible for his aunt’s disappearance.70. The reviewer admires Brian Aldiss’ ability to ___________.A. write so many novelsB. continue to be inventive in his writingC. write disturbing plotsD. have a writing career spanning over four decades71. Why does the setting of Jin-Shei appeal to the reviewer?A. It is a good science of fiction setting.B. It is mysterious.C. It is a less common choice of setting.D. It is very magical.72. Terry Brook’s novel continues a series on ___________.A. the adventures of an unsuspecting hero and his attempts to rescue his auntB. a quest about the High Druid of Shannara in a secret chamber in ParanorC. the disappearance of a druid which foils the plans of the enemiesD. liberating a stranded aunt who is key to the knowledge of the Forbidding (C)Aisling’s mother died at midsummer. She had fallen sick so suddenly that some of the villagers wondered if the fairies had come and taken her, for she was still young and beautiful. She was buried three days later beneath the hawthorn tree(山楂树) behind the house, just as twilight was darkening the sky.Maire Solanya, the village greenwitch, came that evening to perform the old rituals over the grave. She stood at the foot of the mound of black soil. Aisling and her father stood at the head of it, resting on the simple headstone, was the burning candle. Aisling’s father had lit it shortly after Elinor died, and it would burn all night. The gravestone was a plain piece of slate carved with her name: Elinor. Grass and tree roots would grow up around it as the years passed, until it would seem as if it had always been there.Maire Solanya said in her low, clear voice, “Life to life, from breath to breath, we remember Elinor.” She held a round loaf of bread in her hands. She tore off a small piece and ate it, chewing deliberately, before handing the loaf to Aisling’s father. He pulled off his own piece, then passed it to his daughter. It was still warm, and it smelled like her mother’s kitchen after baking. But it hadn’t come from her mother’s hands, and that realization made a lump rise in her throat. The bread was tasteless.Maire Solanya took the loaf from her, its crust(面包皮) gaping open, and placed it on the gravestone next to the candle. Aisling couldn’t shake the feeling that her mother had merely gone out on an errand and would come home at any moment and wonder what the three of them were doing. It didn’t seem possible that she was buried there, at the foot of the hawthorn tree, in the ground. It was easier to believe the village rumors than to sit with the ache inside herself.She remembered those rumors now, while she stood with her father and Maire Solanya in a tense silence. Everyone had always said that Elinor had some magic in her, and everyone knew that fairies – if they existed – were drawn to that. So Aisling’s father had ordered all the old rituals, even though he did not believe in them, just in case. She was not entirely sure what she herself believed, but she knew that her mother would want them to do these rituals for her, and that was enough.When the sun slipped below the horizon, the greenwitch said, “Sleep in peace, Elinor,”and scattered a gold powder over the grave to bind Elinor to the earth. On the freshly turned soil, the gold glittered like fairly dust.73. Aisling and her family are most likely __________.A. fairlies in disquiseB. simple village folkC. wealthy farmersD. experienced bakers74. Maire Solanya performed the rituals in order to __________.A. express thanks to the fairiesB. protect the hawthorn treeC. respect Elinor’s wishesD. capture Elinor’s spirit75. Which of the following does not describe Elinor?A. A believer in magic.B. Practical.C. Skilled at baking.D. Youthful.76. Which statement best describes Aisling’s belief in fairies?A. She is uncertain and finds the idea unsettling.B. She finds the idea comforting but is unsure.C. She is certain they exist and wishes they would bring back her mother.D. She believes strongly in the power of their rituals but not in their existence.77. Why did Aisling find the bread “tasteless”?A. It reminded her of her mother’s absence.B. It was a terribly rude thing to eat at her mother’s funeral.C. Solanya was really a poor baker in the village.D. There had not been sufficient ingredients to make the bread.Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.How was it that an American ship came to be sunk by American mines in a port held by American forces?Built in1931, the luxury liner SS President Coolidge was a 10-year veteran(退伍军人) of the Pacific before she was pressed into service by the military and converted to carry troops.On October 26, 1942, towards the end of her first year of World War II service, the Coolidge hit an American mine in the east entrance of the Segond Channel on Espiritu Santo, one of the islands of the New Herbrides(now Vanuatu), and sank in 36 meters of water.Though all but two of the 5000 officers and men aboard were saved, the loss of the ship was a military scandal. She had escaped the Japanese during the worst part of the war in the Pacific, only to be lost because of a series of disastrous American mistakes.The master of the Coolidge, Henry Nelson, claimed he hadn’t been warned that the harbor was mined. Worse, in terms of wartime security, neither of the two US destroyers the Coolidge had encountered had challenged her. Nor had they relayed the vital information about the mines. “The first warning was from a signal station further in the harbor telling me to stop, that we were approaching danger,” he wrote.‘I, in turn, stopped the engines and backed the engines, but with the speed we were moving, we still went too far and we struck two mines. I immediately, with the speed we had left, headed the ship to the beach, and ordered “abandon ship ”, which was done and completed in 45 minutes.’‘No one mentioned to me, no one informed me, that there was a mine field in Espiritu Santo. Had there been some knowledge of mines, I never would have approached anywhere visible.’Captain Nelson was exonerated(免罪) by a court of inquiry but those responsible did not escape blame. The port director’s office at Noumea and the inefficiency of an experienced commanding officer of a navy patrol(巡逻队) and pilot boat were blamed.Today, the Coolidge is one of the world’s best wreck dives. Much of her original luxury decoration remains, including The Lady, perhaps the most photographed underwater icon in the world. Military equipment she wastransporting can also still be seen.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. The ship was “pressed into service by the military” suggests that it was ______________.79. What caused the sinking of the ship?80. Why did the ship still hit the mines after the captain stopped the engines?81. Why was the sinking of this ship a “scandal”?第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1．成本问题在我们的打算中起着很大的作用。

上海市黄浦区2024届一模英语试题（含听力）一、听力选择题1.A．He arrived at the theater late.B．The production isn’t to his taste.C．He left his watch in the theater.D．The production isn’t long enough.2.A．The man fell from the chair.B．The man was shocked at the news.C．The couple were very changeable.D．The couple tied two ropes with a knot.3. What month is it now?A．January.B．February.C．March.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A．Foreign tourism.B．Medical development.C．Language learning.5. How did the woman feel about the service?A．Satisfied.B．Disappointed.C．Apologetic.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 woman suggest the man do?A．Go to the Electric Company Office.B．Pay electric bill first.C．Open a checking account.2. How do most people pay the electric bill?A．In cash.B．By check.C．By phone.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.A．She asked classmates for advice.B．She made use of online courses.C．She took some short university courses.D．She majored in film making.2.A．Because they are important but neglected.B．Because she majors in environment at university.C．Because they will definitely attract more followers.D．Because she is dissatisfied with the previous videos.3.A．Guilty.B．Surprised.C．Inspired.D．Disappointed.4.A．It’s advisable to keep a low key online.B．A successful vlogger must be knowledgeable.C．New ideas help arouse interest among viewers.D．Updating frequency is the most important to keep viewers.8. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

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第一局部（共20小题，每题L 5分，总分值30分）It is not how much money you will give us but that you are present at the ceremony really matters.A. whichB. itC. whatD. thatSome drunken drivers think that they may be lucky to a fine, which may cost their own lives.A. get throughB. get along withC. get down toD. get away with1.It's supposed to be the end of the paperback（简装书）and the of digital media, but some bookstores aresurviving the Internet Age with surprising success.A. deadlineB. dawnC. duskD. departure2.The security judge was very when she explained that the driving licence was necessary for her work .A. reasonableB. naturalC. ridiculousD. availableAt college, Barack Obama didn't know that he the first black president of the United States of America.A. was to becomeB. becomesC. is to becomeD. became3.I am wondering how it that you did so much work within such a short time.A. held upB. came aboutC. gave awayD. called for4.The explosion in the chemical plant avoided had the county authorities, aiming too much at short-terminterests, performed their duties from the beginning.A. should beB. might beC. must have beenD. could have beenAll color fades,under the impact of direct sunlightA. especiallyB. eventuallyC. appropriatelyD. merely5.The biggest problem for most plants, which just get up and run away when threatened, is that animals liketo eat them.A. shall notB. can'tC. needn*tD. mustn't6.Much to my, my vocabulary has expanded a great deal.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.Could we have zero deaths on our roads?Cars that can think for themselves have clear advantages L flesh-and-blood drivers. They don't get drunk or drowsy,daydream or get distracted by mobile phones.Human error causes over 90 percent of these collisions. Driverless cars, which 2, sense other vehicles on the road as wellas obstacles and lane markings（车道标记）,are already proving much safer than human-driven cars. In trials of Google's autonomous Prius fleet in Silicon Valley in California, the only accidents 3. （cause） by human error. How are innovations like these designed? And how safe is it4. （put） your life in the hands of an autonomous vehicle that makes all your decisions for you?Driverless cars use a mix of GPS, cameras, complex scanners and sensors to detect vehicles, traffic signals, curbs,pedestrians and5, obstacles. U A central computer system analyzes the data to control acceleration, steering and braking/9 saysOlivier Sappin, VP of Transportation & Mobility at Dassault Systemes—the software company whose 3D EXPERIENCEplatform and industry solutions are used by motor manufacturers to design, produce and maintain driverless cars. The software can simulate different eventualities（可能发生的事情）to ensure safety on the road—and the results can be incorporated （被包含）into the design and production process.As well as 6.（detect） their surroundings using ultra-sophisticated mapping systems, future cars will be able tocommunicate with each other, 7, （allow） as many cars as possible to fit on the roads,8. （connect） vehicles will feature safety warnings that alert drivers of potentially dangerous conditions—impending（迫在眉睫的）collisions, icy roads and dangerous curves.Experts say it's not the technology holding us back, but legal and practical issues such as who is responsible in the caseof an accident, urban planning and the security of car computer systems. 9, these details are worked out, and motormanufacturers have used sophisticated software tools to eliminate all potential problems, it won't be long 10. we're all a lotsafer on the roads.第四局部写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（总分值10分）（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

2021年上海市黄浦学校高三英语一模试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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APersonal Time Off(PTO)is something my wife and I created after having kids. We learned that，over time，a full life can leave little time for personal rest and for reflection，hanging out with friends，or just being“off. ”So，after a number of years，we make a change. If I can persuade you to take your own PTO，then these might help.■Schedule itFirst of all，one of our favorite family sayings is“schedule it. ”Sounds easy enough，but life gets complicated managing full-time work and full-time family. Put yourPTO time on the calendar and you make it a real thing.■Be flexible and strictIf you can schedule PTO at the same time each week，then all the better. Because our calendar can get rather full，flexibility in scheduling becomes a necessity. But being strict in actually taking the time each week is more important. Skipping it once makes it easier to skip again.■Take enough timeMy typical PTO lasts a couple of hours or longer. Sometimes it might be half the day depending on what I’m doing. The goal is to spend enough time away to1et your shoulders drop.■Do what you want to doRemember，PTO time is about personal time to do what you want to do，not what you have to do. PTO time is about relaxation. Grab a friend and get a beer. Work can wait until tomorrow.1.What can be the first step to take the PTO?A.Persuade the family.B.Have a personal rest.C.Ask friends for advice.D.Make a time plan.2.What does the underlined part“let your shoulders drop”probably mean?A.Get you more focused.B.Have you feel relaxed.C.Shake your shoulders often.D.Make you feel more stressed.3.What does the text mainly talk about?A.Tips on how to take your time offB.Skills to manage work and familyC.Advice on how to free yourselfD.Ways of scheduling your workBIn many countries of the world, people can confidently tell youthe meaning of their town or city, but most people who live inManchester,OxfordorBirminghamwould not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long history.Two thousand years ago, most people living inBritainwere Celts. Even the word “Britain" is Celtic (凯尔特语).Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called “castra". This is why there are so many place names inEnglandwhich end in "-chester" or “-caster"Manchester, for example.The Romans never reachedWalesorScotland, and many placenames there are Celtic. For example,Welsh place names that begin with “Llan" come from the Celtic word for "church".After the Romans leftBritain, it was attacked by the Anglo-Saxons who were from the area of Europe that is nowGermanyandHolland. The names of their villages often ended in “-ham" or “-ton". Some got their names from the leader of the village.SoBirminghamfor example, means "Beormund's village”The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them, so we have villages called Upton (village on a hill)——a good place to build a village and Moreton (“village by a lake”)where floods could make life hard. Place names that end in “-ford" (a place where you could cross a river) also describe the location of Anglo-Saxon villages.Finally, in 1066EnglandbecameNorman—theNormansgave us the place name "grange", which means farm.And how aboutLondon? Experts cannot agree. The Romans called the city Londinium, but they were not the first inhabitants (居民). People once believed that theUnited Kingdom’s capital city got its name from the castle of a King called Lud but this is very unlikely. Our best guess today is that the name comes from a Celtic word meaning a fast-flowing river. Like a number of British place names, its history is lost in time.4. The origin of British place names is unfamiliar to many local people because ofA. the death of local languagesB. the long lost history of the namesC. their lack of interest in itD. the frequent changes to the names5. According to the article,Stratfordis most likely a town .A. on a hillB. near a castleC. beside a riverD. with a church6. Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival of inhabitants inBritain?A. The Celts—The Romans—TheNormans—The Anglo SaxonsB. The Celts—The Romans—The Anglo Saxons—TheNormansC. The Romans—The Celts—The Anglo Saxons—TheNormansD. The Romans―The Anglo Saxons—The Celts—TheNormans7. What doesLondonmean in Celtic?A. RiverB. LondiniumC. LudD. CastleCSome years ago a young man applied to a large United States optical firm for a job as a lens designer. He apologized for lack of training, but on announcing that he owned two copies of the classic Conrady's Applied Optics and Optical Design, one for his office and a second for his bedside table, he was hired on the spot. Perhaps the story will be repeated some day with Buchdahl's Introduction to Hamiltonian Optics as a similar certificate of qualification.Hamiltonian theory describes with powerful generality the overall properties of optical systems considered as ‘black boxes’, although it does not describe the detailed structure needed to construct the systems and achieve these properties. Buchdahl's book is therefore on the subject of geometrical optics, but it is not about how to design lenses. It is, however a compact comprehensive account of the fundamentals of the theory written with the lens designer's needs very much in mind. Every lens designer worth his salt has at some time in his career attempted to apply the broad concepts of Hamiltonian optics to the solutions of practical problems. Success has been sufficiently rare that the theory, as such, has made little direct contribution to techniques for optical instrument design. The failures have been frustrating because of the obvious fundamental power of the theory and because of its conceptual elegance. The indirect effects have been large, however, both in contributing to an understanding of fundamental principles that govern the overall behavior of optical systems and in pointing the way to other, more practical, theoretical approaches.Buchdahl approaches the subject not only as a capable mathematical physicist, but as one who with a knowledge of practical optics has made a significant contribution to geometrical optical theory. Buchdahl's approach has, over the last decade, had a major impact on modern lens design with computers. Thus, he brings to this exposition of Hamiltonian optics a familiarity with practical optics not usually found in authors on this subject.The author claims his book to be non-mathematical, and indeed it might be so viewed by a professional mathematician. From the point of view of many physicists and engineers, it will appear to be quite mathematical. Moreover, this is a tightly written book. The subject matter is developed with precision, and the author expects the reader, at very point, to be master of the preceding exposition.8. Hamiltonian theory met with failures as a result of ______.A. newer finding related to the wave particle nature of lightB. very complicated concepts too difficult to understand by most lens designersC. too much mathematical detail in the theoryD. not enough practical information offered by the theory to allow for use by lens crafters9. The author of this passage implies that Introduction to Hamiltonian Optics is necessary to ______.A. the students who are major in mathematical geometryB. those who want to grasp the basic principles of optical systemsC. the lens designers who look for instructions on practical designsD. those who are interested in physics10. The article points out that the great benefits of Hamiltonian optics have been found is ______.A. indirect ways of learning mathematicsB. a fundamental power within the theoryC. the conceptual elegance of the theoryD. the practical applications of the theory in finding new approaches to old problems11. This passage is probably excerpted from ______.A. a review of a bookB. a chemistry textbookC. an optician's essayD. a general science textDEvery day, millions of shoppers hit the stores in full force, searching wildly for the perfect gift.Aside from purchasing holiday gifts, most people regularly buy presents for other occasions throughout the year, including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations. This frequent experience of gift-giving cancause uncertainfeelings in gift-givers. Many enjoy the opportunity to buy presents because gift-giving offers a powerful means to build stronger bonds, while many worry that their purchases will disappoint rather than delight the intended recipients (接受者).Anthropologists describe gift-giving as a positive social process, serving various political, religious, and psychological functions. Economists, however, offer a less favorable view. According to Waldfogel, gift-giving represents an objective wasteof resources. People buy gifts that recipients would not choose to buy on their own, or at least not spend as much money to purchase (a phenomenon referred to as‘‘the deadweight loss of Christmas”).What is surprising is that gift-givers have much experience acting as both gift-givers and gift-recipients, but nevertheless tend to overspend each time they set out to purchase a meaningful gift. In the present research, we propose a unique psychological explanation for this overspending problem — gift-givers link how much they spend with how much recipients will appreciate the gift. Though it seems natural to gift-givers, such an assumption may be unfounded. Indeed, we propose that gift-recipients will be less likely to base their feelings of appreciation on the value of a gift than givers assume.Why do gift-givers assume that gift price is closely linked to gift-recipients’ feelings of appreciation? Perhaps givers believe that more expensive gifts communicate a stronger sense ofthoughtfulness and consideration. According to Camerer and others, gift-giving represents a symbolic ritual (习俗), by which gift-givers attempt to signal their positive attitudes towards the recipient and their willingness to invest resources in a futurerelationship. In this sense, gift-givers may be motivated to spend more money on a gift in order to send a “stronger signal”. As for gift-recipients, they may not interpret smaller and larger gifts as representing smaller and larger signals of thoughtfulness and consideration.The idea of gift-givers and gift-recipients being unable to account for the other party’s viewpoint seems confusing because people slip in and out of these roles every day. Yet, despite the experience as both givers and receivers, people often struggle to apply information gained from one role in another. In theoretical terms, people fail to use information about their own preferences and experiences to produce more efficient outcomes in their exchange relations. In practical terms, people spend hundreds of dollars each year on gifts, but somehow never learn to estimate their gift expense according to personal insight.12. The author uses “the deadweight loss of Christmas” in Paragraph 2 to express ________.A. gift-givers don’t spend much money during holidaysB. gift-givers don’t ask recipients what gifts they preferC. gift-givers buy improper and expensive giftsD. gift-givers have difficulty in choosing gifts13. According to the passage, people buy gifts to ________.A. receive gifts in returnB. enjoy the feeling of shoppingC. help recipients to save moneyD. better relationships with recipients14. What can we learn from the passage?A. People’s high living standards require expensive gifts.B. Gift-givers buy gifts based on their experiences as recipients.C. Anthropologists think gift-giving meets different human needs.D. Recipients judge the depth of friendship according to the gift price.15. Why did the author write this article?A. To criticize people’s gift-buying habits.B. To analyze people’s gift-giving behaviors.C. To offer advice on how to improve relationships.D. To remind people not to overlook others’ preferences.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2024届上海市黄浦区高三上学期一模英语试题(含听力）(2)一、听力选择题1. What are the speakers talking about?A．A film.B．A novel.C．A writer.2. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?A．Neighbors.B．Coworkers.C．Classmates.3. What does the woman think of the price?A．Rather low.B．Quite high.C．Reasonable.4. What is the man going to do tomorrow?A．Prepare for a test.B．Study with Jennifer C．Take an oral test.5. Who is Nicole?A．The man’s sister.B．The man’s daughter.C．The man’s niece.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 David do last night?A．He played volleyball.B．He watched television.C．He read the newspaper.2. What time will the match on Saturday afternoon start?A．At 2:30.B．At 3:00.C．At 3:30.3. What will Lisa do first?A．Talk with her mom.B．Give David a call.C．Take a piano lesson.7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Why does the man want to change his job?A．The environment isn’t agreeable.B．His coworkers aren’t kind to him.C．He is not satisfied with his salary.2. What will the woman do for the man?A．Find him a new job.B．Lend him some money.C．Help him apply for a loan.8. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

II. 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 )“Come in, Kim. Have a seat, please,” said Bill Williams, the manager. This was Kim’s first experience with an assessment. After only six months he was due for a raise (25) _____ this assessment was satisfactory.“Kim,” began Bill Williams, “I am very pleased with the quality of your work. My only concern is that you are not active enough in (26) _____ (put) forward your suggestions.”“But,” replied Kim, “I have always completed every assignme nt you (27) _____ (give) me, Mr. Williams.”“I know that, Kim. And please, call me Bill. But (28) _____ I expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas. It is more input from you (29) _____ I need –more feedback on how things are going. I don’t need a ‘yes man’. You just smile (30) ______ _____ everything is fine. I’m not asking you to tell me what to do, but what you think we (31) _____ do. To make suggestions, I employed you because I respect your experience in this field.”“Yes, I see. I’m not accustomed to this, but I will try to do as you say… Bill.”“Good, then, I expect (32) _____ (hear) more from you at staff meetings or at any other time you want to discuss an idea with me.”“Yes, of course. Thank you, Mr. Will… Bill.”( B )I was the middle child of the three, but there was a gap of five years on either side, and I hardly saw my father before I was eight. For this and (33) _____ reasons I was somewhat lonely. I had the lonely child’s habit of making up stories, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions (34) _____ (mix) up with the feeling of being isolated. I knew that I had a natural ability with words, and I felt that this created a sort of private world where I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life.However, the quantity of serious writing which I produced all (35) _____ my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother (36) _____ (take) it down to dictation. I cannot remember anything about it except that it was about a tiger and (37) _____ tiger had “chair-like teeth”— a good enough expression. At eleven, when the war of 1914-18 broke out, I wrote a poem (38) _____ (print) in the local newspaper later. From time to time, when I was a bit (39) _____ (old), I wrote bad and usually unfinished “nature poems”.I also, about twice, attempted a short story (40) _____ was a failure. That was the total of the would-be serious work that I actually set down on paper during all those years.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.Here are four simple, healthy and, dare we say, fun ways to help you slim down and stay healthy.Have your cake …for breakfastAside from being depressing, the way to __41__ weight loss isn’t by feeling deprived.Scientists say that people who started off the day with a __42__ felt fuller and more satisfied, and that led to their sticking with the program as the day went on. Being hungry is no way to start your day, so __43__ up with protein and a mouthful of something sweet. And most of all, enjoy! Sleep your way to weight lossDr. Andrew Calvin, one expert of Mayo Clinic study, is quoted as saying, “If individuals are seeking to maintain a healthy weight or to lose weight, they should seek to get enough sleep on a __44__ basis.”If you find it tricky to wind down at night, turn off the __45__ and engage in relaxing activities, like taking a bath or listening to __46__ music.Journal to drop poundsThe best __47__ for a dieter? Pen and paper! Women who wrote down everything they ate lost more weight than t hose who didn’t track their food intake. Journaling makes you accountable and more aware of what you’re eating, so it makes sense that it’ll keep you from __48__ chewing if you aren’t actually hungry.Even a tiny bit of exercise helps your healthEven 20 to 30 minutes of physical activity most days of the weeks (broken up into smaller chunks is fine) reduces your risk for all sorts of physical ills. And even 20 minutes a week can improve your mood. That really stuck with me. It’s easy to criticize ourselves or burn out if we make goals that are __49__ hard to achieve, but walking a few times a week is __50__ –and meaningful, too.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages 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.For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines; a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job advancing, the ability to read and comprehend __51__ can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are __52__ readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never __53__ them. The main shortage lies in the actual stuff of language itself –words. Taken individually, words have little__54__ until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, __55__, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously read one word at a time, often regressing to __56__ words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over what you have just read, is a common __57__ habit in reading. Another bad habit which __58__ the speed of reading is vocalization – sounding each word either __59__ or mentally as one reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an accelerator, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set a slightly __60__ rate than the reader finds comfortable, in order to “__61__” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and sub-vocalization, practically __62__. At first comprehension is __63__ speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skill __64__ improved after some training. Take Charles Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute before the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that now he can go through a lot more reading material in a(n) __65__ period of time.51. A. quickly B. silently C. thoroughly D. vaguely52. A. casual B. curious C. efficient D. poor53. A. acquire B. cultivate C. kick D. practice54. A. formation B. meaning C. pronunciation D. transformation55. A. however B. moreover C. somehow D. therefore56. A. recite B. reread C. reuse D. rewrite57. A. horrible B. incurable C. social D. viewing58. A. achieves B. gains C. measures D. reduces59. A. orally B. physically C. quietly D. repeatedly60. A. better B. faster C. lower D. steadier61. A. distract B. embarrass C. interest D. stretch62. A. demanding B. impossible C. reasonable D. useful63. A. applied to B. matched with C. sacrificed for D. substituted for64. A. dramatically B. hardly C. slightly D. subconsciously65. A. indefinite B. lengthy C. limited D. setSection 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)Jane Austen was born in the English countryside more than 200 years ago. She lived a simple life. She seldom travelled. She never married and she died from illness when she was only 41.However, people all over the world remember her. Why? It is because Jane Austen is the author of some of the best-loved novels in the English language. These novels include Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion.Jane completed her last novel Persuasion in 1816, but it was not published until after her death. Persuasion is partly based on Jane’s naval brother.Anne, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, falls in love with Captain Wentworth, a person of a lower social position. But she breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is unworthy. The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret. Eight years later, Wentworth returns from sea a rich and successful captain. He finds Anne’s family on the edge of financial ruin. Anne and the captain rediscover their love and get married.Jane Austen once compared her writing to painting on a little bit of ivory（象牙）, two inches square. Readers of Persuasion will see that neither her skill of delicate, ironic(讽刺的) observations on social custom, love, and marriage nor her ability to apply a sharp focus to English manners and morals has abandoned her in her final finished work.Persuasion has produced three film adaptations: a 1995 version starring Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds, a 2007 TV miniseries with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones, and a 1971 miniseries with Ann Firbank and Bryan Marshall.People who are interested in Jane Austen can still visit many of the places she visited and lived. These places include the village of Steventon, although her family house is now gone. Many of the places Jane visited in Bath are still the re. You can visit Jane Austen’s home in Chawton, where she did her best writing, and Winchester, where she died.66. What is the theme of Persuasion?A. Never regret what you’ve chosen.B. True love lasts forever.C. Be matched for marriage.D. Love waits for no man.67. Which of the following CANNOT describe Jane’s writing style?A. Her application of symbolism.B. Her delicate observations.C. Her focus on manners and morals.D. Her use of irony.68. Which of the following about Jane Austen is TRUE?A. Her family house is now in the village of Steventon.B. Many of the places she visited in Bath are still available.C. The latest film adaptation of Persuasion was produced in 1995.D. Her last novel Persuasion is considered her most successful one.69. The article mainly talks about _______.A. Jane Austen’s unique writing styleB. the original residence of Jane AustenC. Jane Austen’s last novel: PersuasionD. the popularity of Jane Austen’s novels( B)70. The phrase “a grant” in the first line most probably means _____.A. bank interestB. a credit cardC. an education feeD. financial aid71. A student from Japan who has been studying in England for a year and intends togo to college in a few months will _____.A.be unable to get money from any LEAB.get money if taking a first degree courseC.get money from LEA when finishing his courseD.have to open a bank account before getting money72. A 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify as a doctor at a university. She has workedsince she was 25. How much extra money will she get a year?A.None.B. £155.C. £615.D. £515.73. A big bank offers a new student special services because _____.A. they need student accounts badlyB. they charge students extra interestC. they know he can get money regularlyD. they hope he’ll be a potential customer(C)Publicity offers several benefits. There are not costs for message time or space. An ad in prime-time television may cost $250,000 to $5,000,000 or more per minute, whereas a five-minute report on a network newscast would not cost anything. Publicity reaches a mass audience within a short time and new products or company policies are widely known.Credibility about messages is high, because they are reported in independent media. Anewspaper review of a movie has more believability than an ad in the same paper, because the reader associates independence with objectivity. Similarly, people are more likely to pay attention to news reports than to ads. For example, Women’s Wear Daily has both fashion reports and advertisements. Readers spend time reading the stories, but they skim through the ads. Furthermore, there may be 10 commercials during a half-hour television program or hundreds of ads in a magazine. Feature stories are much fewer in number and stand out clearly.Publicity also has some significant limitations. A firm has little control over messages, their timing, their placement, or their coverage by a given medium. It may issue detailed news releases and find only portions mentioned by the media, and media have the ability to be much more critical than a firm would like.For example, in 1982, Procter & Gamble faced a massive publicity problem over the meaning of its 123-year-old company logo. To fight this negative publicity, the firm had a spokesperson appear on Good Morning America to disprove the rumor (谣言). The false rumors were temporarily put to rest. However, in 1985, publicity became so troublemaking that Procter & Gamble decided to remove the logo from its products.A firm may want publicity during certain periods, such as when a new product is introduced or new store opened, but the media may not cover the introduction or opening until after the time it would aid the firm. Similarly, media determine the placement of a story; it may follow a report on crime or sports. Finally, the media decide whether to cover a story at all and the amount of coverage to be devoted to it.74. All of the following advantages of publicity are mentioned EXCEPT _____.A. time savingB. attentivenessC. credibilityD. profitability75. Compared with ad, news report or featuring stories are more _____.A. believableB. clearC. dependentD. subjective76. The example of “Procter & Gamble” is given to show _____.A. the efficient way of disproving rumorsB. the importance of a spokespersonC. the interaction between firms and mediaD. the negative effect of publicity77. What’s the author’s attitude towards publicity?A. doubtfulB. objectiveC. passiveD. supportiveSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal or moral rights of others. So the massacre (大屠杀) on the road may be regarded as a social problem.In fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people just ordinary people acting carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one’s actions could bring death o r damages to others. A minority of the killers go even beyond carelessness to total negligence.Researchers have estimated that as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents can be connected with psychological condition of the driver. Emotional upsets can affect drivers’ reactions,slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be evident. The experts warn that it is vital for every driver to make a conscious effort to keep one’s emotions under control.Yet the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not limited to drivers. Street walkers regularly ignore traffic regulations. They are at fault in most vehicle walker accidents; and many cyclists even believe that they are not subject to the basic rules of the road.In the past few years, safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a threat to those with whom they share the road.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. Why road killers can’t be excused?Because __________.79. In order to avoid automobile accidents, the experts suggest drivers should __________.80. Besides drivers, who should also be blamed for most roads accidents?81. The accident rate has decreased in the past few years because of __________.第II卷I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.他总是不懂装懂。