2023届上海市崇明区高三下学期二模英语试卷word版含答案.docx

1、崇明区2022学年第二学期高三第二次模拟考试英 语 （考试时间120分钟，满分140分。请将答案填涂在答题纸上。）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be

2、 spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. In a library.B. At an airport.C. In a hotel.D. At a travel agency.2. A. He will watch the ceremony on

3、line.B. He isnt interested in the ceremony. C.He has already recovered from the flu.D. He wont be able to attend the ceremony.3. A. He works as an artist.B. He sells paint supplies. C. He owns an oil company.D. He works in an art museum.4. A.Find out who her audience will be.B. Watch him give his pr

4、esentation. C. Practice her presentation in front of him.D. Try not to think about her audience.5. A. Hell be late for the party.B. The soccer practice will end later than usual. C. Hell miss the soccer practice.D. The soccer practice will take place after the party.6. A. Katie doesnt have a new roo

5、mmate.B. Katie didnt give reasons for her unhappiness.C. The woman doesnt believe in the man.D. The man doesnt think Katie is really unhappy.7. A. Their career plans.B. Their dream universities. C. Their favourite teachers. D. Their attitudes to different jobs.8. A. He arrived at the theater late.B.

6、 The production isnt to his taste. C. He left his watch in the theater.D. The production isnt long enough.9. A. The thesis proposal is unacceptable.B. He has returned the thesis proposal already. C. He hasnt read the thesis proposal yet.D. The woman didnt submit the thesis proposal.10. A.Which lectu

7、re the man wants to attend. B. Whether the man keeps money in the bank. C. Where the man learned about the lecture.D. Whether the man has brought that newspaper.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on

8、 each of them. 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 foll

9、owing passage.11. A. Working from home has its benefits.B. Workplace friendships are easy to develop. C. Young people favour remote employment.D. Working remotely limits workplace friendships.12. A. Financial support. B. Emotional comfort.C. Frontline services. D. Educational resources.13. A. Workpl

10、ace friendships help to avoid disagreements at work. B. Workplace friendships motivate employees to work longer hours. C. Workplace friendships contribute to efficiency and security at work. D. Workplace friendships encourage employers to interact with customers.Questions 14 through 16 are based on

11、the following passage.14. A. Inequality still exist globally.B. Pollution is severe in wealthy countries. C. The rich pollute the world more. D. Governments are responsible for pollution.15. A. 52%.B. 8.5%.C. 10%.D. 15%.16. A. By expecting a positive return from companies. B. By greenlighting compan

12、ies business practices. C. By facilitating more investment in the stock market. D. By forcing companies to stop using traditional fuels.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The mans dream career.B. The womans request for a salary increase. C. The mans working experi

13、ence.D. The womans contribution to her company.18. A. Hell probably get a promotion.B. He thinks it too exhausting. C. Hell work for his vice president.D. He considers it demanding.19. A. She isnt productive enough. B. Her promotion is already on the way. C. She doesnt have the courage.D. Her salary

14、 is quite fair for her position.20. A. Regard the company as a charity.B. Stop her plan to buy a new car. C. Stress her familys need for money.D. Display her value to the company.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage co

15、herent 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.Tea ArtIts common to see people in coffee bars create coffee art, but its a whole different ballgame doing the s

16、ame thing with tea. Han Zheming has managed to perfect the skill, creating tea art in cups, or dian cha in Chinese, (21) _ used to be a ritual during the Song Dynasty. Over the past six years, the 40-year-old Shanghai resident (22) _ (use) tea and spoons to create nearly 200 patterns based on ancien

17、t paintings. “Its like (23) _ (add) bells and whistles to tea, giving people a stronger sense of occasion, so drinking tea is more fun,” Han says. Its also his intention to bring the old ritual back to modern life and have more people (24) _ (appreciate) its charm. Dian cha enhances the taste of tea

18、, Han says. “It is similar to the foam (泡沫) on top of a cup of coffee, except (25) _ it is made of tea rather than milk.”Chinese tea culture started to enjoy popularity during the Tang Dynasty and boomed throughout the Song Dynasty, (26) _ tea became a necessity for almost everyone, from nobles and

19、scholars to common people, just like other essential items, such as rice, oil and salt, as suggested by Song politician and thinker Wang Anshi.Different from the method of making tea during the Tang period, in the Song Dynasty, the popular way of having tea was through dian cha. The process begins w

20、ith hot water being poured over fine (27) _ (powder) tea creating a mixture. Then more hot water is added slowly (28) _ the tea is constantly beaten by hand with a bamboo stick. It is believed that this method later spread to other parts of East Asia, including Japan, where similarities (29) _ be se

21、en in the way matcha (抹茶) is prepared today.This action of pouring hot water is called dian; hence the name dian cha (30) _ (list) as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of Runzhou district, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu province, in 2019.Section BDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in

22、 each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. applicationsB. connectionsC. emotionsD. identifyE. interveneF. notificationsG. sacredH. sharedI. specializeJ. stressedK. technologicalAnimal CommunicationMany pet owner

23、s long to talk with their animals. After all, if pets were able to talk, people could take care of them more easily and have closer emotional 31 to them, so a number of companies are working on devices and apps that could translate what animals say.One such app is called MeowTalk. Using voice recogn

24、ition software, this app recognizes different sounds a cat makes and offers English translations of them. For example, one type of sound might mean “feed me” while another could be translated “let me outside.” The app can use machine learning to assess its translations and improve at recognizing one

25、 particular cats voice. In other words, it can 32 in understanding your cat in particular. This is important because cats do not all have a(n) 33 language, but individual cats frequently use particular sounds to mean certain things. In the future, MeowTalk could connect to a smart collar that would

26、hear the cat meow and play the translation out loud. Perhaps if the cat is outside and needs to be let in, it could even send 34 to the owners phone.For dogs, a Japanese company called Inupathy has developed a harness (保护带) with a heart rate monitor and an app. The heart rate monitor is used to asse

27、ss a dogs 35 . This is possible because, like humans, dogs heart rates go up when they are excited or 36 . The harness also has a light that turns red when the dog is excited, but when the dog is relaxed, the light is blue. The most obvious use of this technology is to help pet owners 37 with and pr

28、ovide for their pets better. The more owners know about their pets, the easier it is to meet their needs.There are other 38 of technology that help us understand animals. For example, some sheep farmers are using artificial intelligence to scan and determine if they are in pain, which helps them fin

29、d out sick animals. As a result, they can 39 more quickly to treat the animal. Anyone who interacts regularly with animals could benefit from understanding their animals better. Thus these 40 developments might transform the way we interact with the creatures around us.III. Reading ComprehensionSect

30、ion 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.Its long been known that sugary drinks help people pack on unwanted kilograms. But new research suggests that 41 drinks

31、 and even 100% fruit juice might raise your risk for some cancers. The study couldnt prove cause and effect, but it found that drinking as little as 90-120ml of sugary drinks each day was 42 to an 18% rise in overall risk for cancer. The new study was led by Mathilde Touvier, research director at th

32、e University of Paris. Her team collected data on more than 100,000 French men and women, average age 42, who took part in a national 43 .The participants answered questions about how much of 3,300 different foods and drinks they consumed each day, and were 44 for up to nine years.The study uncovere

33、d links between the consumption of sugary drinks and the risk of cancer 45 , and for breast cancer specifically. The investigators found no association between sugary drinks and prostate or colon cancers (前列腺或结肠癌), but the authors stressed that too few people in the study developed these cancers to

34、make this finding 46 . The research 47 no links between diet sodas (无糖汽水) and cancer, although more study is needed to confirm that, the authors noted.The connection between sugary drinks and cancer remained the same even after the team 48 for age, sex, educational level, family history of cancer, s

35、moking and physical activity, the researchers said.So, why the 49 ? According to Touviers team, high-calorie drinks may raise cancer risk because sugar helps build body fat, in addition to raising blood sugar levels and inflammation (发炎) all of which are risk 50 for cancer. Its also possible that ch

36、emicals found in these drinks might play a part in 51 cancer risk, the researchers theorized.A group representing the drinks industry said sugary drinks can still be a part of the 52 diet, however. In a statement, the American Beverage Association said: “Its important for people to know that all dri

37、nks either with sugar or without are 53 to consume as part of a balanced diet. Americas leading drinks companies are working together to support consumers efforts to 54 the sugar they consume from our drinks by providing more choices with less sugar or zero sugar, smaller package sizes and clear cal

38、orie information right up front.”Samantha Heller is a senior clinical nutritionist at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. She said she wasnt 55 by the findings. She noted that, for decades, these drinks have been linked with diseases such as heart disease. On the other hand, “most of us sho

39、uld be drinking more water than we do,” Heller said. 41. A. icedB. mineralC. bottledD. sweetened42. A. tiedB. devotedC. reducedD. limited43. A. gameB. studyC. ceremonyD. examination44. A. checkedB. cagedC. occupiedD. followed45. A. in generalB. without exceptionC. on the contraryD. by accident46. A.

40、 unreliableB. unexpectedC. authoritativeD. original47. A. uncoveredB. anticipatedC. establishedD. hid48. A. huntedB. adjustedC. preparedD. mounted49. A. researchB. similarityC. connectionD. impact50. A. behaviorsB. assessmentsC. perceptionsD. factors51. A. explainingB. increasingC. preventingD. pred

41、icting52. A. localB. nutritionalC. averageD. conventional53. A. safeB. impossibleC. exceptionalD. effective54. A. neutralizeB. digestC. removeD. reduce55. A. annoyedB. surprisedC. embarrassedD. delightedSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several quest

42、ions 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)I was putting on my boots just now in what the novelists call “a brown study.” There was no urgent reason

43、 for putting on my boots. I was not going out, and my slippers were much more comfortable. But something had to be done. I wanted a subject for an article. Now if you are accustomed to writing articles for a living, you will know that sometimes the difficulty is not writing the article, but choosing

44、 a subject. It is not poverty you suffer from, but an embarrassment of riches. But what has this to do with putting on my boots? It is a reasonable question and I will tell you. For an hour I had paced my room in my slippers in search of a subject. I had looked out of the window over the sunlit vall

45、ey, and watched the smoke of a distant train disappearing towards the west. I had sharpened every pencil I had on me with great care. But the more I sharpened my pencils, the more anxious I grew about the theme for an article. It was at this moment that I remembered my boots. The act of bending my b

46、ody changed the current of the blood. You saw things in a new light. So I fetched my boots and sat down to put them on.The thing worked like a charm. For in my preoccupied condition I picked up my right boot first. Then mechanically I put it down and seized the left boot. And then the fact flashed o

47、n me that all my life I had been putting on my left boot first. If you had asked me five minutes before which boot I put on first, I should have said that there was no first about it; yet now I found I was in a habit so fixed that the attempt to put on my right boot first affected me. The thing couldnt be done. And then came into my mind that fascinating book of Samuel Butlers on Life and Habit. Yes, certainly, here was a subject that would “go.” I took out a pencil, seized some writing pa