2023届上海市高考英语模拟试卷

杨浦区2023学年度第一学期高三模拟质量调研高三年级英语学科试卷2023. 12考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

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I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Receptionist and guest. B. Manager and employee.C. Lecturer and student.D. Mechanic and customer.2. A. Keep them in the closet.B. Donate them to her university.C. Sell them to Sally at a low price.D. Give them away to a second-hand shop.3. A. It is too late to sign up for the course.B. Learning the basics is more fun.C. The woman is not ready to learn coding.D. The woman should do more exercises.4. A. Alice will drive Jack to the airport.B. Alice will cook something for Jack.C. Jack will be away for quite some time.D. Jack has missed the meal at the airport.5.$84. B. $82. C. $72. D. $80.6. A. She is not good at typing on the computer.B. She shops online less often than before.C. She is incapable of writing the report.D. She is not as busy as she claims.7. A. Because she forgot which room she had stayed.B. Because she thought she had been wrongly accused.C. Because she had left her credit card in the room.D. Because she wanted to make sure what items she had broken.8. A. Excited. B. Annoyed. C. Confused. D. Relaxed.9. A. Wear something formal for the occasion.B. Bring the copies of her exam certificates.C. Behave casually during the whole process.D. Prepare a smart device for registration.10.A. He has learned to use the system by reading the manual.B. He will teach the woman the new tricks himself.C. It is not difficult to learn to use the new system.D. It is possible that the rocket project will be stopped.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. Native people. B. Lawyers in Britain.C. Non-humans.D. Children in Wales.12.A. They focus on better ways to tackle climate change.B. They forbid other creatures to use trees for food or shelter.C. They recognize the legal rights of the whole natural system.D. They protect things humans find interesting like trees and pets.13.A. Defending native cultures by law.B. Using laws to protect nature.C. Fighting the loss of biodiversity.D. Using technology to protect the environment.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. They can make us focus on the task at hand.B. They serve as proof of what we have achieved.C. They provide us with guidance to accomplish the tasks.D. They can serve as a means to drown out our anxiety.15.A. We perform the tasks on the lists quickly.B. We tend to forget about the warm-up tasks.C. The less anxious we are, the sooner we complete the tasks.D. We remember the unfinished tasks better than the finished ones.16.A. What we include in to-do lists.B. When we improve productivity.C. Why our brains love lists.D. How we connect lists with tasks.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A. She turned in a business proposal to the company.B. She informed the company of her decision to quit.C. She discussed her future plan with the man.D. She helped the man work independently in the new office.18.A. At the heart of a neighborhood.B. Near the entrance to the old company.C. At the center of a night market.D. Not far from the MRT station.19.A. A place has been rented for the business.B. The date has been set to open the business.C. Preparation work has been completed.D. A contract has been signed with business partners.20.A. Invest his savings in her drink stand.B. Treat coworkers to a drink at her stand.C. Buy drinks regularly at the stand.D. Pay full prices for the discounted drinks.II. Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Going Hungry in the Land of the RichThe United States is one of the world’s wealthiest countries. Despite this, many Americans struggle just to put healthy food, or any food at all, on the table every day. One might think that a food shortage (21) _________ (happen) in America, but this is not the case. There is more than sufficient food for everyone, 40% of (22) ________ is unfortunately, wasted every day. There are many different ways food (23) ________ (waste): farmers only pick the best-looking crops, deliveries aren’t made on time, supermarkets throw out extra products, customers buy more than they need, and so on. The highest level of wastage tends to happen in the richest communities.Meanwhile, people who live in poor or rural areas often have little or no access to food. These areas are called “food deserts.” They have fewer supermarkets, and the only food options that they (24) ________ afford are often unhealthy ones. Healthy foods (25) ________ ________fresh fruits and vegetables may be impossible to find. Sadly, 12.8% of the American population live in food deserts.What can we do to help (26) ________ who don’t have enough food? Shirley and Annie Zhu came up with a solution. In 2017, when Hurricane Harvey destroyed over 100,000 homes in their city, Houston, the sisters got involved. (27) _______ helping to clear water from a flooded supermarket, they saw a huge amount of food being wasted. At the same time, thousands of people in the city didn't have enough (28) ________ (eat).The girls set up Fresh Hub with 10 of their classmates, (29) ________ (hope)to do something to help. They created an app which could be used by residents to find out (30) _______ fresh food was available. Then they contacted local farmers and supermarkets to ask for their extra food. To date, Fresh Hub has delivered more than 15,000 pounds of food to people in need.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can24 hours. Such breaks are said to (31) _________ self-confidence, reduce social competitiveness and fears of missing out, and make room for more-enriching, in-person interactions. Yet studies exploring those effects have produced (32) ________ results. So a global research team set out to systematically test the idea that social media detoxing delivers meaningful psychological (33) _________.The researchers recruited 600 undergraduate students in three places: the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. All participants were randomly (34) _________ to keep away from social media on either the first or the second day of a two-day experiment. On the other day, they were to interact with digital platforms as they (35) ________ would. Each evening they answered survey questions aimed at (36) ________ various aspects of well-being. Contrary to the researchers’ expectations, the one-day detox made no noticeable impact on positive or negative emotions, self-confidence, or daily satisfaction. When it did have an effect, it decreased daily satisfaction and social relatedness, although the changes were not significant once the analysis was adjusted to control for gender. Just as (37) _________, people didn’t use the time freed up from looking at screens for other forms of socializing. In fact, they reported (38) ________ lower levels of face-to-face, phone, and email interactions on their detoxing days.Even short social-media breaks can be hard to (39) _______ — indeed, only half the participants in the experiment did what was required and these results suggest that they may not be worth the (40) _______. “We did not find any evidence that social media detoxing for one day had significant positive impacts on psychological well-being,” the researchers write.II. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Often, we know what makes us happy... but, despite this, often we don’t put the theory into action. Why do I (the person who tells you that taking breaks (41) ________ stress and makes you more efficient) sit at my computer eating my lunch? I know this is unhelpful for me, so what on earth is going on? It all started at a time of huge pressure when I was training, and I began eating my lunch at my desk to (42) ________ time. I did it over and over again until it became (43) ________ to my brain.My brain will choose this route by default（默认情况下）, because it is the most learned behaviour. Something in my office (44) _________ (probably my stomach rumbling (发咕咕声) will send a signal to my brain that it’s lunchtime, and I will pickup my sandwich and eat it with very little (45) ________. It is a no-brainer to my brain; it’s just what it does.Habits don’t (46) ________ new learning from the brain; they are stored as a sequence of activities in the brain. The brain adds a routine of behaviours together so they all happen (47) ________in sequence when activated by a signal (that rumbling stomach) to get us to a reward (my lunch), which (48) ________ strengthens that learned behaviour. Your brain uses habits to (49) ________ effort and save energy, and will default to these behaviours when signalled. How can we build happiness habits into our lives?Step 1: What is it that you want to doDecide what you want to (50) ________ as small daily habits. Next, think about how and when you will do this. (51) ________ , consider the habits that affect happiness negatively and that you want to break. Like me, do you want to (52) ________ eating lunch at your desk and get outside instead?Step 2: Be (53) ________ about your whyWhat will you gain from this new happiness habit? Why is it important to you? This helps you to want to make the effort to break your default habits.Step 3: Be specificDecide when specifically you will (54) ________ your new habit and what you will do — for example, “I want to go for a walk to connect with nature at lunchtime.” Start as small as you can, because this is more likely to be achievable, repeatable and rewarding — three things we need to happen to shift from a(n) (55) _________new behaviour toa habit.41.A. increases B. reduces C. suggests D. excludes42.A. kill B. spend C. save D. make43.A. habitual B. continual C. relevant D. remote44.A. context B. council C. entry D. format45.A. assistance B. appreciation C. appetite D. awareness46.A. regulate B. require C. comprise D. consume47.A. subsequently B. collectively C. automatically D. individually48.A. in turn B. in return C. by far D. by contrast49.A. enhance B. attain C. reverse D. minimize50.A. bury B. change C. add D. delete51.A. Generally B. Alternatively C. Eventually D. Initially52.A. enjoy B. imagine C. delay D. stop53.A. crazy B. calm C. clear D. curious54.A. engage in B. call for C. appeal to D. give up55.A. hopeful B. hopeless C. effortful D. effortless Section BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Homing pigeons combine precise internal compasses and memorized landmarks to re-trace a path back to their lofts — even four years after the previous time they made the trip, a new study shows.Testing nonhuman memory retention（保持）is challenging; in research studies, “it’s rare that there is a gap of several years between when an animal stores the information and when it is next required to retrieve it,” says University of Oxford zoologist Dora Biro. For a recent study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Biro and her colleagues compared domestic homing pigeons’ paths three or four years after the birds established routes back to their loft from a farm 8.6 kilometers away. The study built on data from a 2016 experiment in which pigeons learned routes in different social contexts during several flights — on their own or with peers that did or did not know the way.Using data from GPS devices temporarily attached to the birds’ backs, the researchers compared the flight paths a pack of pigeons took in 2019 or 2020, without the birds visiting the release site in between. Some birds missed a handful of landmarks along the way, but many others took “strikingly similar” routes to those they used in 2016, says Oxford zoologist and study co-author Julien Collet: “It was...as if the last time they flew there was just the day before, not four years ago.”The team found that the pigeons remembered a route just as well if they first flew it alone or with others and fared much better than those that had not made the journey in 2016.The result is not surprising, says Verner Bing-man, who studies animal navigation at Bowling Green State University and was not involved with the study. But it provides new confirmation of homing pigeons’ remarkable memory, he says: “It closes the distance a little bit between our self-centered sense of human intellectual abilities and what animals can do.”56. The underlined word “retrieve” is closest in meaning to ________.A. reserveB. returnC. recoverD. record57. Which of the following conclusions may be found in the recent study in theProceedings of the Royal Society B ?A. Pigeons remember specific routes home after years away.B. Pigeons remember routes better when flying with others.C. Pigeons can find their way back though taking different routes.D. Pigeons can retrace the path home through an attached GPS device.58. Which of the following is TRUE about the 2016 experiment?A. Oxford zoologist Julien Collet designed the experiment procedure.B. GPS devices were attached permanently to collect data about flight routes.C. The experiment was designed to eliminate pigeons that missed key landmarks.D. Pigeons were made to fly from the release site to their lofts several times.59. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Humans need to adopt a more rigid approach to pigeons’ memory.B. Humans are blinded by superiority when it comes to animal intelligence.C. Riddles about animals are too complex to be solved in the foreseeable future.D. There have been mixed responses to the findings about pigeons’ memory.(B)A-Z OF COACHINGWelcome to Barefoot Coaching’s A-Z series. We aim to simplify what might otherwise be complex psychological theories and models and talk about them in a way that anybody can understand. We believe that everybody benefits from learning about and practising coaching skills - and it’s catching! Coaching spreads into other areas of our life and work and the positive effects are felt far beyond just ourselves. Each issue we will be focusing on a different element of coaching. Last month we explored Happiness, this month we will focus on Intuition.‘I’ IS FOR INTUITION“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” Rumi.If you have ever followed a “hunch”, gone with your gut, listened to your inner voice, or felt “I just know”, then you have accessed your intuition. We don’t have to reject logic or intellect to embrace intuition - good decisions are often the result of instinct and intellect working together. Here are 3 ways to improve your intuition:●Wild writing. Every day for a week, sit quietly and write for 5 minutes without thinking.Just let the words appear on the page. Then notice what you learn from your untamed thoughts.●Walking without purpose. Go for a walk (without your phone or other distractions). Takenotice if you find your attention being drawn to any particular sights or sounds. ldentify what feelings, thoughts or meaning they have for you.●When faced with a decision, ask yourself “What does my head, heart and gut say?”60. Which of the following is TRUE about Intuition?A. It is a born skill that can not be improved.B. It enables wise decisions when used properly.C. It is contradictory to the power of reasoning.D. It guides us to notice the little things in our life.61. _________ was most likely the topic for the month before last.A. Pity.B. Jazz.C. Gratitude.D. Harmony.62. What can be learned about the Taster Sessions?A. Each session lasts about 3 hours.B. A password is needed for booking a session.C. They run at a fixed time every day.D. They are free to regular members only.(C)In memory of Eleanor-- a woman ________[1] Eleanor Lowenthal – my grandmother – in desperate need of income to put her husband through graduate school, walked into the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. There, she convinced the scientists that she was the perfect person to mount （安放）and catalog their growing ant collection.[2] At the time, a promising graduate student named E.O. Wilson was coming up in the department. Wilson, who passed away in December 2021, was called the “father of biodiversity”. When Eleanor joined the department, researchers were racing to collect and catalog specimens（标本）. As Wilson shifted research towards smaller, less glamorous species that nonetheless held ecological significance, he set the stage for conservation biology. Behind the scenes, technicians like my grandmother preserved the specimen that furthered Wilson’s work and continue to provide new insights and opportunities for researchers across the globe.[3] At the time, hiring a 21-year-old woman who had dropped out of art school wasa significant gamble. It paid off. Eleanor’s job as a technician required the same manual flexibility and coordination that art school had demanded. The job required her to work quickly, yet precisely. Rushing could risk ruining a rare specimen, but Eleanor could process ants as quickly as Wilson could mail them back from his expeditions to Australia and Papua New Guinea. She sometimes mounted as many as 200 a day.[4]It wasn’t a coincidence that Eleanor found work in entomology. Wilson’s high-profile research on ants cracked an opening for women in previously male-dominated field of conservation, which was centered around studying big game in the first half of the 20th century.[5] Even when women’s early work has been credited, the language used to describe their contributions often minimized their role in the team, not mentioning them by name. A recently discovered department report includes lines such as, “A large amount of spreading and setting insects was done by the lady assistant,” and “The collection has been remarkably free from pests… due to the continuous care of the lady assistant.”[6] The department now functions like a library (specimen can be borrowed for study or examined on site), and serves as a training center for the next generation of scientists who use the collection in ways Wilson and my grandmother probably never imagined.[7] Eleanor didn’t realize the impact of her contribution at the time – the technician role was just a job that paid $38 a week. But she’s come to appreciate the significanceof her work on a project that spans centuries. “You can see how it goes from one era to another,” says Eleanor. “It’s so important to have this library for people to make connections and new discoveries.”63. The first two paragraphs write about _________.A. why Eleanor was chosen to be an assistant for WilsonB. what convinced Wilson switch to the study of antsC. how Eleanor’s and Wilson’s career paths crossedD. when technicians like Eleanor started to get hired64. Why were the lines in the report cited in the fifth paragraph?A. To prove how important women’s early work was.B. To show women’s role at the time was not fully recognized.C. To give a vivid description of the nature of women’s work.D. To teach the wisdom of writing good science reports.65.What can be learned from the last two paragraphs?A. Today’s researchers are still enjoying the benefits of Eleanor’s work.B. Eleanor is now working as a supervisor in the department.C. New scientific discoveries are the results of collective wisdom.D. Nobody’s work is as important as Eleanor’s in the department.66. Which of the following should be filled in the title “In memory of Eleanor -- awoman ________”A. whose struggle mirrored the social changes in the status of womenB. whose work won her fame in the then male-dominated field of conservationC. who pioneered a unique ant management system at the Harvard MuseumD. who worked behind the scenes with extraordinary speed, accuracy and artistry Section CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentencesThe term “NOSTALGIA”(怀旧) used to describe a mental disease. The “algia” bit means “pain”, and the word was coined by a 17th-century doctor treating homesick soldiers, whose symptoms included hallucinations（幻觉）and depression. (67) ______________________And it’s a great example of the benefits of a strong memory — choosing to recapture moments from the past to enjoy them all over again.As evidence, a recent report highlighted the increase in old songs being streamed on Spotify during lockdown. It seems that we found strength in musical memories of happier times. (68) ______________________Because memory skills can take youinto the future, too — bringing a whole new set of rewards.In another pandemic experiment, people wrote letters to their future selves, and found that they improved their mood by imagining themselves safely on the other side of COVID-19. Here are my tips for becoming a confident time traveller yourself: * To reawaken happy feelings, use all your senses—not just sight. Smell, taste, touch and sound will also help you to recreate the past in rich clarity. If you find a memory that’s particularly helpful — for reassurance, say — keep using it！(69)_________________________* When you’re procrastinating（拖延）, visualise an end result. Flash forward to see the floor swept or the essay finished, and use that positive image to spur you into action.* Ahead of major challenges, imagine the full impact of success. Don’t just picture yourself getting that great job: fill your mind with the really big ways it’s going to change your life.(70) _______________________But the more you learn to control your memory, the better you’ll be at mining your past, and shaping your future, to be your best self now.IV. Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Ignoring Your Biggest RegretsRegrets, people often feel, are to be avoided. Mistakes may be unavoidable, but they should be kept to a minimum. And when they do occur, the best course of action is to ignore them as inevitable steps on our journey. That seems logical, at least until you consider that one of the criteria for mental illness is an inability to feel regret. As author Kathryn Schulz argues, “If you want to be fully functional, and fully human, and fully humane, I think you need to learn to live not without regret, but with it.” Counterintuitively, she and other experts argue feeling regret is essential for living your best life. No one is saying, of course, that getting trapped in your past mistakes is a good idea. But neither is a “no regrets and never look back” mentality.Regret forces us to engage in a reflective analysis to understand why we thought or acted the way we did and makes us try things differently in the future. If you keep telling yourself “no regrets,” then learning isn’t going to happen. Besides, hiding from regret doesn’t make it hurt less. Action does. Action, recent research shows, is the best way to make regret hurt less. So if you’re troubled by your failure to travel when you were young, science suggests you consciously plan an adventurous trip now that you’re older and wiser. Upset about a broken friendship? Act to try to repair it.Acknowledging our mistakes, rather than ignoring them, reminds us that we are valuable and worthy despite our faults. That sort of acceptance is the basis both of real self-confidence and of true kindness. As Schulz sums up in her talk: “Regret doesn’t remind us that we did badly. It reminds us we know we can do better.”V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 两个小朋友分别得到一盒蜡笔和一本书作为奖励。

2023年上海市宝山区高考英语二模试卷1. "Wow …what a beautiful girl!"you think to yourself.Today，you logged into Facebook and sawa friend request from a lovely stranger.You think that she must be a model（1）______ all of her photos look very professional.She doesn't have many friends，but maybe she's just new to Facebook.You may（2）______ （tempt）to accept her request and say hello，but you'd better think twice because you might get catfished!Catfishing is an online cheat（3）______ someone on a social media platform pretends to be someone they're not.The word was made popular by a 2010 documentary film with the same name.Just like in the movie，most catfishing cheats start with the catfish（4）______ （try）to sweet talk their victim into falling in love with them.Why There are a variety of reasons people catfish.Some catfish attempt（5）______ （charm）their victim into trusting them，and then ask them for money.Others will ask for sensitive information or private pictures（6）______ they can then use them to blackmail（敲诈）their victims into sending them money.But in some situations，catfish are just lonely people，（7）______ （dissatisfy）with their lives and using social media to live in an alternate reality.On social media，it's possible to remain anonymous（匿名的）even after you（8）______ （start）building a relationship with someone.According to the Better Business Bureau in the U.S.，around 85 percent of catfishing schemes start on Facebook and the Facebook Dating service.In 2021 as the pandemic pushed many to search for love online，romance schemes，such as catfishing，rose（9）______ 80 percent compared to 2020.These cheats cost victims around﹩1.3 billion in losses and left many with psychological and emotional damage.The internet is a wonderful tool that allows users to learn new things，play games and meet interesting people.However，everyone（10）______ be careful of the catfish who hide in the shadows.If someone seems too good to be true，they probably are!(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)2.An entirely new art form is developing.This art form goes beyond （1）______ giving viewers one thing to look at.Instead，it surrounds them with images and sounds.This usually takes the form of rooms where music plays and images are （2）______ onto walls，changing when visitors interact with them.Sometimes pleasant smells are added to draw people in through yet another sense.These rooms are known as immersive （沉浸式的）exhibits because they seek to involve viewers completely.The most famous company （3）______ immersive exhibits is called teamLab.What this company does is draw on people with a huge range of skill sets：artists，engineers，（4）______ and even mathematicians.All of these skills are necessary to produce the complex immersive exhibits teamLab is known for.Much of the company's art is based on nature.This is a（n）（5）______ choice as their goal is to help people feel more connected to the rest of the world.This goal reflects some traditional Asian philosophies，which makes sense because teamLab is a Japanesecompany.TeamLab's philosophy states that it seeks to transcend （超越）the （6）______ that people have set up to separate them from other things.Other companies are also developing immersive exhibitions （7）______ at providing entertainment，education or both.For example，American company Imagine Exhibitions has designed over 40 exhibitions，which combine art，lighting，textures，scents and more.Physical objects are carefully selected and placed throughout the exhibits to add to their realism.The topics of their exhibits （8）______ from the history of ancient Egypt to nature to TV shows and games such as Angry Birds. Immersive exhibits maybe a new development，but they are （9）______ by older art forms.Some immersive exhibits are even apparently about the work of artists who worked in other media，such asthe painter Vincent van Gogh.Even those who do not reference other artists so clearly are ofteninfluenced by older art styles.And many of the immersive exhibits also （10）______ some form of music.By combining skills and technologies in creative ways，teams are developing new ways for people to experience art.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)You have to make a speech.You have done your research and now have plenty of ideas bouncing around in your head that you want to get across.The big （1）______ you face at this point is how to organize those thoughts.Or perhaps you are planning to write a paper，and all you have is the main topic.You need to brainstorm some supporting ideas and then （2）______ how those ideas fit together.These are just two cases that many people deal with （3）______ .Some use outlining to flesh out and （4）______ their ideas，but is that the best strategy？If everyone thought in a linear （线性的）manner，then the answer would be yes，but most people don't.Enter mind mapping，a （5）______ that shows how different ideas and facts relate to one another.This two-dimensional （二维的）（6）______ is designed to help you remember information because its format is easy for your mind to （7）______ .Mind maps have proven to increase not only productivity and （8）______ but also memory.More than 250 million people worldwide use them，so why don't you have a try and see what they are all about？What is a mind map？Simply put，it is one's ideas put into the form of a （9）______ diagram that starts with a central idea.Put this idea in a bubble （气泡）in the middle of a page with lines radiating out to other bubbles that contain related themes or concepts.It should look like a many-legged e words，short phrases or （10）______ to express your ideas.These associations often lead to other ideas that can be added at the same level or in smaller branches where （11）______ .Use color-coded bubbles for a visual representation of each branch's （12）______ .You are now mapping your thoughts and ideas in the way your brain thinks.Studies have shown that this technique of using pictures，colors and visual arrangement has improved people's recall and memory of information by 10 to 15 percent.But it doesn't stop there.Creativity is aroused because of the spatial arrangement，（13）______ people to make more links and associations on topics of any kind. （14）______ ，it increases one's productivity because mind mapping makes it easier to learn faster while communicating more effectively.So whether you're （15）______ a project or writing a research paper，make this technique a core part of your planning process!3. A. purpose B. change C. question D. project4. A. turn out B. take out C. give out D. figure out5. A. consequently B. frequently C. entirely D. barely6. A. organize B. express C. share D. spread7. A. process B. foundation C. technique D. result8. A. route B. structure C. objective D. direction9. A. remember B. confirm C. draw D. design10. A. confidence B. capacity C. efficiency D. creativity11. A. vivid B. special C. visual D. normal12. A. images B. sentences C. passages D. languages13. A. obvious B. appropriate C. meaningful D. empty14. A. function B. extension C. connection D. determination15. A. encouraging B. enabling C. reminding D. informing16. A. Additionally B. Sincerely C. Briefly D. Generally17. A. in love with B. in terms of C. in favour of D. in charge ofDDigital health refers to the system of interconnected devices that can monitor and report important health information.Doctors can then use that information to ensure that your treatment is tailor-made to yoursituation.The most useful aspect of digital health is the ability to constantly and accurately monitor vital information.Wearable devices can record your blood pressure or the rhythm of your heartbeat.The information is then accessible remotely through the internet，so your doctor has a wealth of information about your daily health.Your doctor can then use that information remotely to make changes to your treatment at any time.A survey conducted by the company Lightico in March 2020，reveals how satisfied consumers are with this type of remote care.Forty-one percent said that the remote treatment they had received by means of digital devices and the internet was either"good"or"excellent."The same positive attitude toward digital health can be seen among investors.In the first quarter of 2020，US﹩3.1 billion in new investments poured into the digital health industry，setting a new investment record.Much of the excitement is connected close with the use of voice technology in digital health care.Today，around 2.5 billion devices have voice interfaces（界面）like Alexa，which enable the devices to produce and understand speech.As a result，users can communicate with these devices about their health needs by speaking instead of typing on a computer.Seniors，for example，can use Alexa to check their daily schedules and receive reminders to take their medicine.Advances in digital health，however，also bring privacy rmation regarding your health could be used for advertising or marketing，for example.If health records are accessible online，protecting your information from theft and unauthorized use might be difficult.But if managed properly，the benefits of digital health could certainly outweigh the risks.18. What is this article mainly about？______A. The current state of health care training.B. Health conditions that need urgent attention.C. A technological trend in health care.D. Rising pressure on health care workers.19. According to this article，what happened during the first three months of 2020？______A. A growing number of digital devices were recalled.B. Funding for digital health increased considerably.C. Some digital health firms nearly went out of business.D. Many institutions devoted effort to medical research.20. What does this article explain about Alexa's features？______A. How they make workers efficient.B. How they can benefit the elderly.C. How they save instructors time.D. How they entertain youngsters.21. According to this article，what is one concern about digital health？______A. Worries about the side effects caused by modern drugs.B. Rising manufacturing costs in the health care industry.C. Government regulations limiting the use of digital devices.D. The danger that personal health data could be stolen.EPeter E.1：00 P.M.Thanks for meeting today.I wanted to touch base with all of you regarding the new ad campaign we just launched.Can you give me an update on the statisticsBob1：02 P.M.Sure.The audience out here in the East Is responding very well to the commercials.Our sales have increased by about 40% since the launch.I think the emotional aspect of the ad is working.Peter E.1：04 P.M.That's really good to hear.Is there anything we should be concerned about？Bob1：05 P.M.I'm just worried about the cost.I looked over the budget for the campaign，and t seems extraordinarily high.I'm not sure if the increased sales will cover the costs.Camilla1：07 P.M.That's what I was thinking too.My territory Isn't seeing the same increase in sales as Bob's.And the costsare similar here as they are out East.Bob1：09 P.M.We should rethink when and where we play the commercials.The sales increases are coming mainly from younger people.Maybe we should focus more on social media outlets rather than the traditional and more expensive methods like television.Camilla1：10 P.M.I completely agree.Peter E.1：11 P.M.That's certainly something to consider.I'll bring this up to my team here.Camilla，can you give me an idea of your figuresCamilla1：12 P.M.Sure.Our sales saw a slight increase of 5% this last month.Peter E.1：13 P.M.OK.Thanks.Can you send me the detailed reports by the end of tomorrow？22. What does Camilla have to say about sales in her region？______A. They've improved.B. They've gone down.C. They've stayed the same.D. They've exploded.23. Why does Bob think commercials via social media is a better use of money？______A. Because it doesn't take as much effort to use.B. Because fewer people are used to social media.C. Because of how cool the company will appear.D. Because of their target audience's preference.24. According to the passage，what aspect of the ads is especially effective？______A. It shows a lot of different emotions.B. It appeals to people's emotions.C. It contains a very simple message.D. It conveys some subtle ideas.FFar below every town and city lies an invisible network of pipes crucial to the lives of their residents.Once water disappears down a pipe or toilet，people rarely think about what happens to it.It's out of sight，out of mind.The water flows into pipes that carry excess rainwater，wastewater and solid waste away，keeping the city clean.There are three main types of sewers （下水道）：sanitary （卫生的）sewers，storm sewers and combined sewers.Taipei has both sanitary and storm sewers where rainwater and sewage are collected using different pipes.This sewer system functions as a city's veins （静脉）.Water containing human and industrial waste is collected in sanitary sewers and conveyed to sewage treatment plants，the heart of the sewer system，where waste is treated.There，the solid waste is separated from the water，which is then cleaned before being released back into the environment.It will be reused for industrial，agricultural or environmental purposes or to produce energy.Furthermore，the mud and gas from sewage treatment can be used to produce energy.They not only contribute to a healthy environment and good quality of life，but also achieve the goal of sustainable development.While wastewater collection and treatment are critical to the health of urban residents，storm sewers also play an important role in the city.Green space has given way to concrete during the island's rapid development and extensive building projects over the past few decades.As a consequence，there has been a loss of the land's natural water as concrete cannot absorb rainwater.When an extreme weather event like a severe storm or typhoon brings heavy rain，storm sewers must cope with the water，so it does not flood the city.However，storm sewers are only part of the measures for water management and flood prevention. To reduce flooding，an integrated urban drainage management plan has been adopted，where all the factors-storm sewers，land planning and economic development-are considered together.Engineering innovations，additional flood discharge facilities and increased green space requirements in new development projects have improved water maintaining in cities.Who knew that sewers help improve urban public health，prevent urban flooding and boost environmental protection Together they protect vital water resources and maintain the safety of people and property.25. According to the passage，the word"excess"in the first paragraph probably means ______ .A. uselessB. pollutedC. extraD. processed26. According to the passage，what does the city build two kinds of sewers for？______A. To test wastewater timely and to develop rapidly.B. To treat wastewater and to fight against flooding.C. To form a circulation and to clean the city.D. To clean wastewater and to manage water.27. What can we conclude from the passage？______A. What is unseen is as important as what is seen.B. There are three types of sewers in every city.C. People build sewer system because of concrete.D. Sewers are usually repaired every few decades.28. What would be the proper title for the passage？______A. A City's Underground ConstructionB. A City's Hidden NetworkC. How A City Operates WellD. Two Aspects of A City or TownYou're enjoying a delicious bowl of noodles or your favorite rice dish，chatting with your friends.Being the responsible person that you are，when you're finished you clean up your table and throw away your garbage，including your disposable（一次性的）chopsticks.These chopsticks wind up in a landfill along with other chopsticks around the globe.（1）______ Turns out we can.For those consuming Asian food，using chopsticks as eating tools is almost second nature.It has been estimated that 20 to 33 percent of the world's population uses chopsticks on a daily basis.Not all of those are disposable，but no doubt many are.Estimates indicate that up to 80 billion disposable chopsticks are used worldwide every year.（2）______Enter Felix Bock，a doctoral student at the time in the forestry program at the University of British Columbia，Canada.Bock was eager to find a way to recycle wood from construction projects，and he had a particular interest in bamboo.One day he found a drawer in his girlfriend's house filled with disposable bamboo chopsticks，and an idea began to form in his mind.Bock's smart idea was to give a second life to disposable chopsticks by making them into home decorations.He tried to convince restaurant owners to install recycling bins in their restaurants.He also designed a method to clean and sanitize（消毒）the chopsticks so that they could be reused.（3）______ The square pieces were then artistically arranged into household and office products.Bock's company，called ChopValue，has repurposed chopsticks into wall decorations，desktops，cutting boards and even table games such as dominoes（多米诺骨牌）.Since 2016 when the company was founded，ChopValue has rescued billions of chopsticks from landfills.Instead of an economy based on the typical take-make-dispose model，ChopValue seeks to create one that transforms waste into a usable resource.Bock states in an interview with Global Shakers，"Frankly，I'm frustrated by everyone trying to be sustainable when they are looking away from the visible things that we can do immediately with the materials right in front of us."（4）______29. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G30. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G31. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G32. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. EF. FG. G33. Home sweet home-this phrase arouses all sorts of images and feelings.The place you call home might be a house，an apartment，a tent or any of a countless variety of places.But did you know that the condition of your living space can have an impact on your emotions and even on your mentalhealth？By controlling some of these variables，you can help to achieve a more peaceful life.It goes without saying that the lighting in your room or in your house can affect your mood.If the lighting is too weak，it can have a negative effect on your emotions，and your mood may end up matching the dark atmosphere.Artificial light may not do the trick，however.It is better to open your curtains because natural sunlight makes your whole day brighter.You have to do more than just remove poisonous substances from your home.To ensure good mental health，surround yourself with nature.Numerous studies have demonstrated that the presence of green plants in your home can improve your mood.Let's all admit it：We have trouble keeping our space clean.Somehow stuff just tends to pile up.But this problem involves more than just aesthetics（美感）.It doesn't just look terrible：it makes you feel terrible.A cluttered room both reveals stress and causes stress.Disorder can indicate that you're too busy to keep things tidy，but then looking at a mess can lead to more stress.Straightening up doesn't have to take all day-just take 10 or 15 minutes and put a few things away.You'll be surprised how much better you'll feel.The color palette（用色风格）of your environment does more than passively reflect your color preferences.It also has an active influence on your mood and even your mental health.Choosing colors that create a calm atmosphere can be a type of therapy.The sky is the limit to ways you can make your environment beneficial to good mental health.You could put up photos of your family and friends or post encouraging notes from people that show how much they love you.Just remember：Your surroundings can make your "home sweet home"even sweeter.________34. 听说下周音乐会的歌曲都是爱国歌曲。

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I.Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分）Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.The South China National Botanical Garden was inaugurated in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province,on Monday.___1___(build) on the current South China Botanical Garden in the eastern part of the city, ___2___(it) establishment was approved by the State Council in June, ____3____aims to strengthen the conservation and scientific research of tropical and subtropical plants of South China, as well as the development needs of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.With 333 hectares of exhibition and scientific research areas, it is the world’s largest south subtropical botanical garden____4____one of China’s oldest____5____(institution) for botanical research and conservation. The garden has three research centers, two national-level field stations and three key laboratories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.In the next three____6____five years, a national plant conservation center will be established there to____7____(effective)protect 95 percent of rare and endangered plants in South China.The garden will showcase the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, and show respect to nature by____8____(put) conservation first and sharing its benefits.”The gar den willdemonstrate the charm of Chinese culture and biodiversity, and innovations____9____(encourage) in its construction. Meeting international standards, our National Botanical Garden will be built with Chinese characteristics,“the State Council said.The rapid_____10_____(grow) of the Chinese economy and its stronger research capabilities have undoubtedly laid the foundation for the development of its biodiversity conservation efforts.1．Built 2．its 3．which 4．and 5．institutions 6．to##or 7．effectively 8．putting 9．will be encouraged 10．growth【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。

2023年高考英语第二次模拟考试卷（上海B卷）参考答案I. Listening Comprehension (共25分。

1-10每题1分；11-20每题1.5分)1-5 ABBCA 6-10 DCDAD 11-13 CAD 14-16 CCB 17-20 AACDII. Grammar and Vocabulary (共20 分。

每小题1分)21．whether/if22．why23．is needed24．where25．As long as26．have spoiled27．because28．to move29．against30．more risky/riskier31．A32．C33．H34．F35．I36．J37．G38．D39．B40．KIII. Reading Comprehension (共45分。

41-45每题1分；56-70每题2分)41．A42．C43．D44．B45．A46．B47．A48．C49．B50．D51．C52．B53．B54．D55．A56．D57．B58．C59．A60．D61．C62．A63．D64．B65．D66．A67．B68．F69．A70．DIV. Summary Writing (共10 分)We are increasingly aware that modern hi-tech can be bad for the planet, which includes its energy use and the hardware. The European Union has recognised the increasing electronic waste problem by adopting a key principle: producer responsibility. The new UN report suggests that all countries could do something about the problem with a change in design.V. Translation (共15分。

黄浦区2023年高考模拟考英语试卷2023.4（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 on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A.On an air-conditioned bus. B.In a bicycle shop.C.In an examination room.D.In a swimming pool.2. A.By car. B.By taxi. C.By underground. D.On foot.3. A.Make a plan for the new year. B.Say a few words of celebration.C.Have a trip during the Spring Festival.D.Go back home for the Spring Festival.4. A.His dream university. B.His interest.C.His memory.D.His past experience.5. A.He is unwilling to face her. B.He has no time to talk with her now.C.He is hurrying to a discussion.D.He prefers a quick discussion.6. A.Ask for a helper. B.Provide her with assistance.C.Think twice about his work.D.Go on working.7. A.Difficult. B.Memorable. C.Uninteresting. D.Worthwhile.8. A.He relies much on his family. B.He will come to their home by himself.C.He enjoys sitting in the kitchen.D.He will walk to the station.9. A.He has no interest in medical course.B.He regrets majoring in computer science.C.He got to know the woman four years ago.D.He asked himself the same question four years ago.10. A.Peter has simplified the criteria.B.Whether to follow the criteria depends.C.The woman is suffering from a terrible headache.D.The criteria are beyond the woman’s understanding.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.Questions11through14are based on the following passage.11. A.Do a role-play to relieve your nervousness.B.Give constructive feedback to your friends.C.Search for information online about the interviewers.D.Practise answering possible questions in the interview.12. A.The history and prospect of the company.B.The latest initiative to develop the company.C.Current employers’comments on the company.D.Recent advances in the business area of the company.13. A.Avoid looking the interviewers in the eye. B.Dress fashionably.C.Express yourselves clearly.D.Give the interviewers some time to think.14. A.It reveals you are smart and professional.B.It indicates you have a clear career planning.C.It shows the interviewers impress you deeply.D.It implies the company is your conscious choice.Questions15through17are based on the following passage.15. A.30Australian dollars. B.80Australian dollars.C.250Australian dollars.D.300Australian dollars.16. A.To rent a car. B.To travel by bus.C.To take a budget airline.D.To get a lift.17. A.Cleaning the kitchen in time. B.Cooking by yourself.C.Drinking as little as possible.D.Working in a bar.Questions18through20are based on the following conversation.18. A.It provides expert advice on business. B.It has over50business partners.C.It serves local largest companies.D.It has75offices around the world.19. A.Shortage of employees. B.India’s lack of interest in stone production.C.Decrease in stone export to India.D.Outdated product design.20. A.Providing different ways to increase its exports.B.Inviting a stone-cut expert to train its employees.C.Making an analysis of its finance and competitors.D.Talking to the major competitors in India in person.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.The cost of complexity in supply chainsAdam Smith,the father of modern capitalism,famously thought that fair markets required a common moral framework between buyer and seller.That’s no surprise,considering that his ideas came out of the18th-century marketplace,in__21__producers and consumers were likely to be neighbours.Advances in technology,transport and communications have taken us a long way since then,__22__(create)complex global supply chains.These__23__(reduce)consumer prices but introduced risks of their own,from labour exploitation and environmental degradation.One of the costs of these supply chains has been the rise of powerful corporate middlemen between home buyers and sellers.These middlemen,including Big Tech platforms like Amazon, make it possible for us to buy goods made__24__the other side of the world,but this connective power is threatening accountability by creating so much separation between buyers and sellers __25__it’s impossible to match up with the real cost of convenience and low prices.There are plenty of examples__26__(support)the case,from textiles made with child labour, to the unequal rents taken by middlemen in financial services or platform technology.In the latter, lack of information equality makes it difficult for market participants to have a(n)__27__(share) understanding of what is being bought and sold.The two big questions are how to create system change and__28__will bear the cost of it. There are no simple answers to__29__of the questions,though technology offers new possibilities to connect buyers and sellers.Direct-to-consumer retailers and3D printing,which __30__(allow)for shorter supply chains,are both examples of this,though neither currently provides anywhere near the scale to replace current systems of finance or manufacturing. 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.automaticallyB.coexistC.conceptD.discontinuedE.discouragedF.necessarilyG.optimismH.pricedI.profit-generatingJ.promotionalK.trashToo Good To GoAround the country,apps that connect customers to businesses with leftover food have begun to spread.The__31__is simple:Restaurants and grocery stores throw away huge amounts of food every day.Rather than__32__it,apps like Too Good To Go and Flashfood help businesses sell itat a reduced price.They claim that the businesses and buyers are helping the environment because the food would otherwise become food waste,a big contributor to climate change.In the United States,customers in12cities can look through restaurants and stores on Too Good To Go,then reserve“surprise bags”that typically cost about$4to$6and contain food that would have been__33__at roughly three times that amount.Several food waste experts expressed__34__that these types of apps could help limit the amount of wasted food.And even though charitable organizations often redirect unwanted food from restaurants and grocery stores to food banks and community kitchens,there’s space for all of these kinds of solutions to__35__.One complication is that,according to interviews with several companies selling on Too Good To Go,at least a few items for sale there aren’t__36__what buyers might think of as“food waste.”The owner of a Baltimore dessert shop said she considered the app a(n)__37__tool to reach new customers by selling what she called“little samples.”A beer company owner said he used the app to sell__38__products,but also sold new flavors there in hopes of attracting new customers.Mr.Crummie,the Too Good To Go director,said the app__39__this type of behavior.“If somebody is paying$5,they should be receiving$15worth of food,”he said.“So it’s not a(n) __40__platform.”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.So many of us are terrible at being terrible.As our children venture off to school,sports, dances and music lessons,we urge them:Just try something,keep practicing,you’re only a beginner.And yet,faced with our own failure,we become less confident,and quit altogether.Images of perfection fill our social-media feeds,along with advertisements assuring us we wouldn’t be so__41__if we just bought this thing or tried that product.Parents often add to the pressure,__42__their kids will end up sliding down the socioeconomic ladder.What if we’re__43__?“It’s such a__44__not to have to be good,”says Karen Rinaldi,who refers to herself as a horrible surfer.After20years on the board,she is still bad,and she loves it.There is the excitement of being out on the water,but there is also the__45__of not having to be the expert, the freedom to__46__help and rely on others in a way she never would at work.Back on land, she says she is more understanding and__47__others’mistakes.“The benefit of not__48__ myself every day,”she says,“is that I get to surf every time I want.”Ms.Rinaldi,whose experience led to a book about what you can learn from failure, recommends asking yourself:“What is it that you’ve always wanted to do or try but were too __49__?”Whatever it is,she says,start doing it.Should you struggle,__50__the fact that you’re a beginner.“Go in there with the__51__to say,‘I’m new,’”she says.“People want to help you learn.It makes them feel good.”Take myself as another example.I started yoga lessons this summer.When I__52__Syd Schulz,a professional mountain biker,that I was terrible at the poses,her response was what did you expect?“It’s a little__53__to people who have spent years and years of their lives acquiring skills to think that you should have those overnight,”says Ms.Schulz.Years spent working on her cycling have taught her that improvement often comes in__54__steps,following long stretches of inactivity or even getting__55__.41. A.distressing B.imperfect C.impressive D.incredible42. A.fearing B.confirming C.hoping D.indicating43. A.missing out B.putting up C.setting in D.taking off44. A.burden B.nonsense C.puzzle D.relief45. A.disappointment B.nervousness C.preference D.satisfaction46. A.acknowledge B.offer C.refuse D.seek47. A.angry at B.delighted in C.embarrassed with D.patient with48. A.awarding B.forgiving C.isolating D.pushing49. A.afraid B.annoyed C.depressed D.exhausted50. A.accept B.conceal C.deny D.examine51. A.excitement B.modesty C.potential D.pride52. A.apologized to B.argued with plained to D.shouted at53. A.abusive B.amazing C.annoying D.attentive54. A.careful B.hesitant C.involuntary D.unsteady55. A.alert B.fulfilled C.improved D.worseSection BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.(A)When officials from Brazil’s Indigenous(原住民)protection agency approached the hut in the middle of the Amazon rainforest,their fears were confirmed:They were witnessing the first recorded dying out of an uncontacted tribe in the country’s history.The man lying there,the last member of his tribe,had died,and with him an entire culture and answers to a thousand questions.Even his name was a mystery.He was known only as“the Man of the Hole”because of the dozens of holes he had dug over the years in his territory.His age,too,could only be guessed at. He appeared to be about60,officials said.It was a sad milestone for a country that in recent years has seen protections for Indigenous groups undermined by an administration that has prioritized development of the Amazon over conservation.In Rondônia,the only resident of the8,000-hectare(公顷)area lived in complete isolation for at least26years after the rest of his group was killed by ranchers(农场主)advancing the agricultural frontier.Brazil’s Indigenous protection agency,Funai made direct contact with the last surviving man only in1996.Marcelo dos Santos,an Indigenous expert,who led the Funai exploit that met the man,said he was found hiding in his hut.“We tried to establish a conversation and offered corn and arrows,but he was terrified and very aggressive.From this moment on,we had to respect his isolation.”Even with protections in place,the territory suffered widespread deforestation up until about 13years ago.Attacks on the last surviving man continued,as well,including one by armed gunmen in2009,according to local news reports.“For me,he was somehow a miracle:to be able to survive on his own,not speak to anybody and avoid all contact maybe out of grief or determination,”said Fiona Watson,a research director at Survival International,a London-based rights organization.56.The death of“the Man of the Hole”__________.A.was hidden from the public by ranchersB.symbolized the disappearance of a tribeC.revealed his name,age and family backgroundD.was broadcast live by Brazil’s Indigenous protection agency57.The underlined word“undermined”(paragraph4)is closest in meaning to“__________”.A.affordedB.monitoredC.soughtD.weakened58.In1996,“the Man of the Hole”__________.A.made his last contact with the outside worldB.witnessed the most severe deforestation in historyC.escaped being shot by a group of aggressive gunmenD.learned more survival skills with arrows offered by Funai59.What does Fiona Watson regard“the Man of the Hole”as?A.An image of fear and isolation.B.An image of culture and mystery.C.A symbol of resistance and strength.D.A symbol of history and struggle.(B)Home>Student life>Preparing for university>Starting your course>Welcome BuddiesWelcome Buddies at Anglia Ruskin University(ARU)Your Welcome Buddy is here to support you when you start yourundergraduate course at ARU.Whether you’re leaving home for the first time,or are a mature student returning to higher education,you may be feeling a mix of emotions,fromexcitement to nervousness,or perhaps worry about feeling lonely as you won’tknow anyone yet.Don’t worry,this is perfectly normal and it’s why we haveour Welcome Buddy organization–students supporting other students in thetransition to ARU.●What does a Welcome Buddy do?Your Welcome Buddy will get in touch with you when you start at ARU, taking away those first-day panic!Once you’ve started ARU,they will then bein touch to arrange a face to face meet up through video call or in person,so at least you’ll already know one friendly face.Your Welcome Buddy can share their ARU experience with you and let you know about the amazing clubs,societies,sports teams and volunteering opportunities that you might want to get involved in.They will help you settle in,whether that’s showing you around campus or the city; directing you to where your first lecture will be or signposting you to all the fantastic support that’s available to you.●How will I be matched with my Welcome Buddy?Every undergraduate student starting ARU will automatically be matched with one of our current undergraduate Welcome Buddies in the same department and on the same course.Postgraduate Research students will be matched to a Welcome Buddy with a similar research area if they choose to join the organization.●How will my Welcome Buddy contact me?We will set up on an online designated(指定的)chat space for you and your Welcome Buddy and you will receive an email notification to your ARU email whenever you get a message on the chat,so it’s really easy for you to stay in touch.Our brilliant Welcome Buddies will each look after a handful of new students,who will be added to the same chat space too so you can connect with them as well.60.If you are a newcomer,what will your Welcome Buddy do to help with your transition toARU?A.Video calling you to ease your tension.B.Involving you in the most popular school clubs.C.Introducing you to other newcomers face to face.D.Familiarizing you with school life as soon as possible.61.If you are an undergraduate in visual communication department,who is most likely to beyour Welcome Buddy?A.Adam,a postgraduate automatically matched to you.B.Joyce,an undergraduate taking the same course as you.C.Peter,a postgraduate in visual communication department.D.Grace,an undergraduate student in the English language arts department.62.What can you do in the online designated chat space?A.Stay in touch with other brilliant Welcome Buddies.B.Open your ARU mailbox to check message updates.C.Set up your own chat space with other new students.D.Contact your Welcome Buddy and other newcomers.(C)ChatGPT became the hottest issue due to its ability to produce human-sounding essays, poetry,and screenplays on virtually any subject in seconds.Soon after ChatGPT was released,the potential for it to be misused to do things such as spread misinformation and write junk mails became apparent.Schools and educators also have warned of the potential for students to use it to write essays or other work they have been st December,the software passed all three parts of the U.S.Medical Licensing Examination as part of a research experiment.So the startup,OpenAI behind the viral chatbot,revealed a tool for detecting text generated by artificial intelligence amid growing concerns the technology will be abused by cheaters,junk mail senders and others.OpenAI said that its so-called AI classifier was designed to help people distinguish between text written by a human versus a range of artificial intelligence programs—not just ChatGPT.OpenAI said it had schools in mind when developing its latest classifier tool.“We recognize that identifying AI-written text has been an important point of discussion among educators,and equally important is recognizing the limits and impacts of AI-generated text classifiers in the classroom,”it said.The classifier isn’t good enough on its own,though it can be used to go with methods that educators,employers and others rely on to determine the source of a piece of text.In evaluations, the new tool correctly identified26%of AI-written text as“likely AI-written”,while it also had false positives9%of the time in which it incorrectly labeled human-written text as AI-written. Another problem is that the tool can’t easily tell if a list of facts—U.S.state capitals for example—was written by a person or AI,because the correct answer would be the same. AI-written text can also be edited to escape the classifier.“While it is impossible to reliably detect all AI-written text,classifiers like ours can be updated and re-trained based on successful attacks,”OpenAI said.“But it is unclear whether detection has an advantage in the long-term.”63.ChatGPT’s passing the U.S.Medical Licensing Exam is mentioned to__________.A.account for its operating principlesB.illustrate its complex structureC.emphasize its growing popularityD.warn against its potential danger64.What’s the function of AI classifier?A.Deepening the impact of AI writers.B.Identifying the texts generated by AI.C.Promoting the use of AI in classroom discussion.D.Arousing educators’awareness of AI-related technology.65.What can be concluded from the evaluation of AI classifier?A.It is a work-in-progress.B.It is good at storing factual information.C.It can help a journalist to edit a text.D.It is a reliable educational tool.66.What does OpenAI think of AI classifier?A.It will be reliable after continuous self-update and retraining.B.Whether it can help educators in the long-term is out of question.C.Whether it can solve the problems as intended remains a question.D.It will succeed in detecting all human-written texts in the near future.Section CDirections:Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A.The technology isn’t always misused.B.It also suggests that deepfake technology is now at a turning point.C.The technology is moving so fast that lawmakers will likely always fall behind.D.That is why I believe we are going to have to rely on technology to protect us from aproblem it helped create.E.A better approach with a longer time horizon is media provenance systems to confirm theorigins of images and videos.F.To be effective in practice,such systems would have to be widely adopted by all contentcreators,which will take time.Deepfake technology is now a threat to everyoneLast October,MIT Prof.Sinan Aral warned his Twitter followers that he had discovered a video of himself that he hadn’t recorded supporting an investment fund’s stock-trading algorithm (算法).In reality,it wasn’t Prof.Aral in the video,but an artificial-intelligence creation in his likeness,or what is known as a highly persuasive“deepfake.”It is striking that scammer s(诈骗犯)targeted Prof.Aral,considering he is a leading expert on the study of misinformation online.__67__Thanks to a number of free deepfake apps that are just a click away,anyone can become a victim of such a scam.The term deepfake has come to mean the use of AI to create fake media in which someone appears to be doing or saying what in reality they haven’t done or said.__68__But positive use cases are likely to be overshadowed in coming years by the technology’s potential role in financial scam,identity theft,etc.Another big challenge is that in an online world where people can upload content of unknown names,it can be difficult to find the individuals behind deepfakes.__69__ One such solution is to detect deepfakes through machine-learning methods.While these detectors can be successful in the short term,people looking to avoid such systems will likely just respond with better technology,creating a continuing and expensive cat-and-mouse game.__70__ While lawmaking eventually may offer protection against deepfakes,I believe the market could be quicker—provided we,as consumers and citizens,care.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 you’re more creative in coffee shopsSome of the most successful people in history have done their best work in coffee shops. Pablo Picasso,JK Rowling,Bob Dylan–whether they’re painters,writers or singer-songwriters, people across nations and centuries have tapped into their creativity working away at a table in a café.There are many ways coffee shops activate our creativity in a way offices and homes don’t.Some of us stick in our earbuds(耳塞)as soon as we sit down to work in a public setting. But a2012study published in the Journal of Consumer Research showed that a low-to-moderate level of relaxing noise on all sides in a place like a cafeteria can actually increase your creative output.The idea is that if you’re very slightly distracted from the task at hand by background noise,it enhances your abstract thinking ability,which can lead to more creative idea generation.Another study from2019had similar findings,that is,the right amount of noise benefits our senses.And audio stimuli in the background also help us improve decision making.There’s also the fact that in a coffee shop,we’re surrounded by people who’ve come to do the same thing as us,which acts as a motivator.A2016study backed up this idea when researchers asked participants sitting next to each other in front of a computer to do a task on the same screen. The study showed that“simply performing a task next to a person who makes a lot of effort in a task will make you do the same”.One of the biggest things about coffee shops is the social-facilitation effect:you go there,you see other people working and it puts you in a mood where you just naturally start working as well.第II卷（共40分）V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets.72.每逢节假日，很多热门酒店往往一房难求。

2023年上海市宝山区高考二模英语试卷含答案Section A: Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear four passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read twice. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.Passage 11. A) They can get good grades.2. D) Suzie should listen to the music and dance.3. D) Go out for a walk.4. B) She loves animals.Passage 25. C) 40 dollars.6. B) The stuffed cow toy.7. A) At a gift shop.8. D) It made her feel happy and relaxed.Passage 39. B) In a hotel.10. C) Ancient Egypt.11. A) Buy a ticket.12. D) It implies the influence of ancient culture on contemporary fashion.Passage 413. C) By participating in an important project.14. A) They were not properly recorded.15. D) Energy-saving technologies and measures.16. B) He set higher standards for energy-saving in construction.Section B: Multiple-Choice Questions (50 marks)Directions: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. You should choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.Passage 117. C) Provide readers with a sense of personal freedom.18. D) They are essential for democracy and individual growth.19. B) Skepticism.20. A) He criticizes social conformity.Passage 221. D) In a small town.22. B) They enjoy gathering at the local cafe.23. A) They are considered an informal meeting place.24. C) The senior center lacks modern facilities.Passage 325. C) Stick to a theme or message.26. A) Present information more effectively.27. D) By providing key details.28. B) The structure of the paragraph.Passage 429. D) They are moving towards a paperless system.30. A) It enables faster data processing.31. C) Companies can reduce costs.32. B) It improves customer service efficiency.Section C: Reading Comprehension (40 marks)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.Passage 133. B) They are cheaper than traditional taxis.34. A) Regulation of ride-sharing services.35. D) They provide a flexible working schedule.36. C) Maintaining a high-quality service. Passage 237. B) A challenging yet rewarding achievement.38. C) They improve mental and physical well-being.39. D) Everyone can find a suitable form of exercise.40. A) Varied workouts help prevent boredom. Passage 341. D) Developing children's potential and interests.42. A) To create future job opportunities.43. B) They might lack comprehensive development.44. C) It restrains children's creativity.Passage 445. D) Financial benefits and a flexible schedule.46. A) Being your own boss requires hard work.47. C) It brings personal satisfaction.48. B) The passion for their work.Section D: Translation (15 marks)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English and write your translation on Answer Sheet 1.49. My cousin has been learning French for three years.50. 不论多晚，他都会尽力完成任务。