2019上海市英语高考模拟试卷I . Listening ComprehensionSection A (10%)Directions ：In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation , a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it，read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide -which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. 6/19. B. 6/28. C. 7/19. D. 7/28.2. A. 0:30 p.m. B. 11 ：30 p. m. C. 12:30 a.m. D. 0:30 a.m.3. A. Customer and manager. B. Secretary and manager.C. Doctor and patient.D. Doctor and nurse.4. A. He didn’t hear what the woman said.B. He liked the documentary a lot.C. He would like the woman to say it again.D. He disapproved of what the woman said.5. A. At a bank. B. At a bookstore.C. At a drugstore.D. At a gas station.6. A. Confident. B. Confused. C. Anxious. D. Satisfied.7. A. He likes the movie very much. B. He is not that interested in the movie.C. He thinks it is too old.D. He prefers it to a classic.8. A. The screen of the TV is a blur. B. The man may have a problem with his eyes.C. The TV screen is covered with dirt.D. The man should watch TV less.9. A. The suit shop. B. A hair salon. C. A furniture store. D. The subway.10. A. The woman thinks it is a better policy.B. The woman disapproves of the policy.C. The woman believes the government is trying hard to make a better policy.D. The woman hopes the government will make a better policy next time.Section B (15%)Directions：In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage and conversation，you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice , but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question , read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Nodding of the head. B. A shake of the head.C. A shake of the hand.D. Folded arms.12. A. Lowering the eyes. B. Waving or pointing to them.C. Talking back too quickly.D. Having frequent eye contact.13. A. Lack of eye contact. B. Lack of gestures.C. Showing the sole of the foot to a guest.D. Keeping eyes lowered.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 5 light years away. B. 2. 7 million miles away.C. 27 million miles away.D. 1. 6 million miles away.15. A. To honor the romantic story between Juno and Jupiter in history.B. To honor the powerful God Jupiter in Roman mythology.C. To honor the story about them in Roman mythology.D. To honor Juno's investigation into Jupiter’s lovers.16. A. The pictures were taken five years ago.B. Juno is one of the satellites orbiting Jupiter.C. People have divided opinions on these photos on Facebook.D. Juno will be able to answer questions about the formation of Jupiter.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. He is the department manager. B. He always works overtime.C. He is not satisfied with extra work.D. lie doesn’t like his position.18. A. He is not qualified for the job. B. He is expected to be promoted.C. He is expected to do unrealistic tasks.D. He is expected to meet unrealistic demands.19. A. He is very vulnerable. B. He is trustworthy.C. He is popular among other workers.D. He is quite under great pressure.20. A. To complain directly to the manager. B. To solve the problem by himself.C. To approach the manager directly.D. To ignore the demands.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A (10%)Directions ：After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word，fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word ；for the other blanks，use one word that best fits each blank.Before age 3，most children lack the necessary skills to lie. Somewhere between the ages of 3 and 8 though, a lot of children become shockingly skillful at telling lies. A group of 3-year-olds (21) ____ (seat) in a room and told not to peek at a toy placed out of sight while the adult left the room. When they were later asked if they had peeked, only about half of the kids attempted to lie. This was repeated with 7-year-olds, and the majority of the kids avoided telling the truth.At first, it is because they can (22) ____ children lie. They reach a point developmentally (23)____ they realize that they can say something that is not true. These lies are not a sign of moral failures in (24) ____ the parents or the child.By age 7 or 8. most children lie for two reasons. One is to escape punishment and to remain in your good graces. Children figure out that (25) ____ they say they did not do something, they may be able to avoid punishment. Older children are also better than the younger ones at reading human emotion and predicting your reaction. Since most of the children want to make theirparents happy, their lies may be a (26) ____ (misguide) attempt to provide the right answer. The kid who tells you that he did not break the vase, even in the presence of a broken vase，is just telling you what you want to hear. He knows you would be upset about the vase, so he makes up a lie to make you happy.Ironically, kids of strict parents are actually more likely to lie than (27) ____ from a more laid-back home. A child who knows that he gets spanked for doing wrong may feel motivated to lie more often and he may become more skilled at it, because he knows (28) ____ (catch) will lead to punishment.When it comes to telling the truth, when a child matures and ages you will see the lies become (29) ____ (frequent). This is a result of more mature kids learning responsibility and being accountable (30) ____ their actions. If your youngster is telling lies, don’t panic. He will most likely grow out of this stage with the help of his parents setting the right moral values. The experiment in this article was performed by parents and children.Section B (10%)Directions：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.He fascinated Victorian England with his (31) ____ skill at cracking cases, based on astute (机敏的）logical reasoning and grasp of forensic science, not to mention a (32) ____ of disguises and encyclopedic knowledge of the criminal underclass.But this detective was not Sherlock Holmes but a real life investigator, Jerome Caminada, who, as a new research suggests, helped inspire Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's celebrated hero.A biography of Caminada reveals a series of (33) ____ similarities between him and the fictional character, in terms of their unorthodox methods and character. It also establishes strong (34) ____ between the real detective’s cases and plot lines used by Doyle. The author, Angela Buckley, has even established that Caminada’s casework involved (35) ____ an alluring (迷人的) and talented criminal, similar to Irene Adler, and that the detective even had a Moriarty-like nemesis who plagued him over the course of several cases until a final, dramatic confrontation. Mrs. Buckley said, “Caminada became a national figure at just t he time that Sherlock Holmes was being created. There are so many parallels that it is clear Doyle was using parts of this real (36) ____ for his. ”The son of an Italian father and Irish mother, Caminada was based in Manchester, but was involved in cases which took him across the country, and he enjoyed a nationwide profile in the press, where (37) ____ of his exploits were widely reported. Most of his career was spent with Manchester City Police Force although he later (38) ____，like Holmes, as a “consult ing detective”. As the fictional character relied on a network of underworld contacts-- the Baker Street Irregulars -- so Caminada was known for his extensive web of (39) ____ ，whom he wouldoften meet in the back pew of a church. These characters helped him build up an encyclopedic knowledge of the criminal fraternity, among whom he would often move in disguise—another tactic in common with Holmes. Like his fictional counterpart, Caminada was noted for his tendency to wander the streets of the roughest neighborhoods alone at night, (40) ____ intervening in any crimes he encountered.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15%)Directions ：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.There was a time when British Olympic medal winners became household names because there were so few of them. But the 67 medals at this year's Games in Rio and 147 at the Paralympics meant that the GB medalists’ r eception at Buckingham Palace was a(n) (41) ____ and yet happy event.Throughout the Commonwealth there were (42) ____ joyful celebrations. Grenada, the Bahamas, Jamaica and New Zealand won more medals per (43) ____ than any other countries.Many of this y ear’s winners spoke of being inspired by athletes of previous generations. Inspiration (44) ____ their aspiration (抱负）；and having discovered abilities they (45) ____ knew they had, these athletes are now inspiring others.A few months ago, I saw inspiration of a different kind. It was not hard to be moved by the(46)____ of the highly skilled doctors, paramedics and crew, who are called out on average five times a day, even at night.(47) ____，to be inspirational you don’t have to save lives or win medals. I often draw strength from meeting (48) ____ people doing extraordinary things；volunteers, carers, community organizers and good neighbors; (49) ____ heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. They are an inspiration to those who know them, and their lives frequently (50) ____ a truth expressed by Mother Teresa. She once said，“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. ”To mark my 90th birthday, volunteers and supporters of the six hundred charities of which I have been patron came to a lunch in The Mall, Many of these organizations are (51 ) ____ in size but inspire me with the work they do.From giving friendship and (52) ____ to our veterans, the elderly or the bereaved；to championing music and dance；providing animal welfare；or protecting our fields and forests, their selfless devotion and (53) ____ of spirit is an example to us all.When people face a challenge they sometimes talk about taking a deep breath to find courage or strength. In fact, the word “inspire” literally means “to breathe in”. But even with the inspiration of others, it’s (54) ____ that we sometimes think the world’s problems are so big that we can do little to help. On our own, we cannot end wars or (55) ____ injustice, but the collective impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine.41. A. respectful B. accessible C. crowded D. appreciated42. A. hardly B. equally C. roughly D. disputably43. A. people B. popularity C. game D. person44. A. concerned B. engaged C. fed D. desired45. A. scarcely B. always C. almost D. nearly46. A. specialty B. reputation C. skills D. dedication47. A. Therefore B. However C. Similarly D. Ironically48. A. outstanding B. uncommon C. ordinary D. fortunate49. A. unsung B. passionate C. unbelievable D, unusual50. A. refer to B. represent C. define D. inform51. A. great B. acceptable C. important D. modest52. A. indifference B. support C. relations D. challenge53. A. generosity B. hope C. wisdom D. foundation54. A. satisfying B. well-known C. understandable D. disappointing55. A. turn down B. take over C. make for D. wipe outSection B (22%)Directions ：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A , B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Communication technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails arc automatically recorded -- and can come back to haunt (困扰）you -- appears to be the key to the finding.Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 80 students to keep a communication diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails, 21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent：of phone calls.His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April，have surprised psychologists. Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment (非直接接触）of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practiced at that form of communication.But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.People are also more likely to lie in real time—in an instant message or phone call, say—than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous(脱口而出的）responses to an unexpected demand, such as：“Do you like my dress?”Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email.56. What does the phrase “to stretch the truth” in the last paragraph mean?A. to tell the truthB. to understate somethingC. to overestimate somethingD. to deceive people57. Why are people more honest when using email?A. Because it takes more time to think than to speak.B. Because lies in emails may do harm to their credit.C. Because of the detachment of emailing.D. Because they are practiced to be more honest in emailing.58. Which of the following is contrary to people’s common beliefs?A. Emails contain more lies than other communication media.B. Face-to-face communication contains more lies.C. Face-to-face communication contains more lies because it is not recorded.D. Deception makes people uncomfortable, which reduces mistakes in phone calls.59. What is Hancocks’ tips for communication?A. Honesty is always the best policy.B. Employees should choose suitable media for different communication purposes.C. If honesty is important, employees should choose face-to-face talk.D. Employees should be honest with their clients, their bosses and their rivals.(B)After walking miles of expo hall carpeting, watching countless live demos, and sitting through God knows how many press announcements, we're ready to declare these ten products to be the best things we saw at CES (国际消费电子展) 2017. Of all the amazing and beautiful gadgets on display here in Las Vegas, these are the products which exhibit the strong sense of innovation and vision within their categories. They achieve this through exquisite industrial design, innovative engineering, and simply seeing the future and realizing it in a product you can touch and hold. The following are three of the ten.CES is full of toys that promise to turn your kid into a coding wiz (编码奇才）.The issue? Not all of them are fun to play with. This week Lego introduced Boost, a new kit that lets kids bring their existing bricks to life with three different modules. You can program Lego to walk, roll, flash, and make noise via an app that uses drag and drop code. Kids probably won't notice they're building logic skills when they program their hot (自动程序；网上机器人）to shoot a dart at their sister when she walks by, and that's the point. It's a sneaky way to get kids to learn, which is exactly why they’ll love it.The Hub robot is adorable, but LG's animated voice assistant also provides a clear peak at the future of in-home interfaces. These devices run Alexa, but they do more than your averageEcho. A screen on the front doesn't just surface visual info like weather forecast, it provides personality：blinking eyes patiently await your commands. Ask for your favorite tunes, and the little robot busts a move as it plays them. You can customize the wake word to anything you'd like, and the big and mini versions of the robots have the exact same features. The only difference is the size of the screen and the power of their built-in speakers.Good speakers are furniture. They add to a room's decor, and they begged to be touched. The cylindrical Beoplay M5 is a wireless speaker that fits those criteria- its wool covering is soft and gorgeous, and it s topped by an aluminum disc that functions as a satisfyingly tactile volume knob. The sound is excellent, with impressive volume and gobs of bass. Audio streams in over Bluetooth. AirPlay, or Spotify, and it has Chromecast built in, so you can command the jams by talking to your Google Home. It’s not a portable speaker (it plugs into the wall and has no battery) but il is made for multi-room setups—-group a few M5s together, or pair them with other Beoplay multi-room speakers like the A6 and A9.60. Which of the following describes the common traits of these products?A. They represent the edge-cutting industrial design.B. They are all for entertainment and recreation.C. They are targeted at young people.D. They are available on the market now.61. What does the writer mean by saying “Good speakers are furniture”?A. Because they fit well in criteria.B. Because they plug into the wall without battery and make up for multi-room setups.C. Because they fit in with the decoration of the room and feel comfortable.D. Because they have excellent sound, impressive volume and gobs of bass.62. Which of the following is NOT true?A. It is painstaking to select the top ten gadgets among so many ingenious inventions.B. Beoplay M5 features wonderful looking, excellent sound quality and portability.C. The screen on the Hub robot provides visible information and personality.D. The new Lego kit Boost motivates kids to learn programming without their realization.(C)Until recently, the University of Kent prided itself on its friendly image. Not any more. Over the past few months it has been working hard, with the help of media consultants, to downplay its cozy reputation in favor of something more academic and serious.Kent is not alone in considering an image revamp (翻新). Changes to next year's funding regime (制度）are both forcing universities to justify charging students up to 9,000 in fees.Nowadays, universities putting much more of a focus on their brands and what their value propositions are. While in the past universities have often focused on students' social life and attractions of the university town in recruitment campaigns, they are now concentrating on more tangible attractions, such as employment prospects, engagement with industry, and lecturer contact hours, making clear exactly what students are going to get for their money.The problem for universities is that if those benefits fail to materialize, students notice. Thatworries Rob Behrens, chief executive of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) , which deals with student complaints. “Universities need to be extremely careful that... they describe the reality of what's going to happen to students,”he says. “Because competition is going to get greater for attracting students，there is a danger that universities will go the extra mile.”One university told prospective engineering students they would be able to design a car and race it at Brands Hatch, which never happened, he says. “If universities spent as much money on handling complaints and appeals appropriately as they spend on marketing, they would do better at keeping students, and in the National Student Survey returns,” he says.Ongoing research by Heist tracking prospective 2012 students suggests that they are not only becoming more sophisticated in thinking about what they want from a university, but are also spending more time researching evidence to back up institutional claims.Hence the growing importance of the student survey and league tables. From next September, all institutions will also be expected to publish on their websites key information sets, allowing easier comparison between institutions—and between promises and reality—of student satisfaction levels, course information, and the types of jobs and salaries graduates go on to.As a result, it is hardly surprising that universities are beginning lo change the way they market themselves. While the best form of marketing for institutions is to be good at what they do, they also need to be clear about how they are different from others.And it is vital that once an institution claims to be particularly good at something, it must live up to it. The moment you position yourself, you become exposed because you have played your joker, and if you fail in that you are in trouble.63. What are universities putting their focus on to attract students?A. A friendly reputation.B. Student funding.C. Students' social life.D. Practical benefits.64. According to Behrens, which of the following may NOT be the conseque nces if students’complaints are not dealt well with?A. Universities may not be able to attract prospective students.B. Students will become more sophisticated.C. It will do harm to the reputation of the universities.D. Universities may not be able to keep students.65. Rob Behrens suggests universities do in marketing themselves EXCEPT _____.A. make high promises to attract studentsB. establish their own strengthsC. show graduates，career perspectiveD. show their feature courses66. What does the word “joker” refer to?A. A person who are good at communication.B. A thing that cannot be predicted.C. The best thing that people cannot afford to lose.D. A card that can be matched to any card.Section C (8%)Directions：Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentenceSingapore is a small, flat, marshy island that has been developed to become the most important port and business center in Southeast Asia and one of the ten wealthiest countries in the world in terms of gross national product per capita.Singapore has a population of 3. 5 million people and a high density of more than 500 people per square kilometer. The superior infrastructure—especially the excellent port and international airport—has made Singapore the import and transshipment center for the region. (67) ____ These functions are complemented by a large variety of maritime service activities, including banking, insurance, communications, and consulting.Singapore has diversified its service sector to include a wider range of financial, communications, and management activities and has attracted the regional headquarters of many multinational corporations. (68) ____ This diversification, as well as high consumption levels in the domestic market, allowed Singapore to cope with the 1983 oil crisis and 1997 Asian financial crisis somewhat more easily than did other countries in the region.Singapore has a population of diverse ethnicity and religion, but it is dominated (77 percent) by overseas Chinese, descendants of immigrants who moved to Singapore in the colonial period and followed the religions of Buddhism and Taoism. Other groups include Malays (about 15 percent) and Indians (about 7 percent, mainly Hindu). (69) ____ The promotion is especially among the highly educated in order to reduce labor shortages and ensure a workforce to support the older population. Colonial Singapore was residentially segregated, with the British living next to the government buildings on the east shore of the Singapore River, Chinatown on the west riverbank, and Indian and Malay neighborhoods farther toward the east.The government has made serious attempts to foster harmony between ethnic groups and to create a sense of national identity by designating four official languages (Mandarin Chinese, English, Malay, and Indian Tamil). (70) ____ They also enforce Singapore’s image of a clean and crime-free environment through very strict rules against litter and graffiti, media censorship, and licensing of satellite dishes and street entertainers.IV. Summary Writing (10%)Direction：Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main file of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60，found that certain mental functions—including measures of abstract reasoning, mental speed and puzzle-solving—started to dull as early as age 27. Dips in memory, meanwhile, generally became apparent around age 37.On the other hand，indicators of a person’s acc umulated knowledge—like performance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledge—kept improving with age, according to the findings published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. The results do not mean that young adults need to start worrying about their memories. Most people’s minds function al a high level even in their later years, according to researcher Timothy Salthouse.“These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one's abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no diseases,” Salthouse said in a news release.The study included healthy, educated adults who took standard tests of memory, reasoning and perception at the outset and at some point over the next seven years. The tests are designed to detect subtle (细微的）changes in mental function, and involve solving puzzles, recalling words and details from stories, and identifying patterns in collections of letters and symbols. In general, Salthouse and his colleagues found, certain aspects of cognition (认知能力) generally started to decline in the late 20s to 30s. The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia (痴呆），according to the researchers.V. Translation (15%)Directions ：Translate the following sentences into English，using the words given in the brackets.72. 我们所不能错失的是在学校里查缺补漏的宝贵时间和机会。
