上海市2020届高三高考最后冲刺卷（五）英语试题 PDF版含答案.pdf

1、 1 / 11 上海市英语高考模拟试卷上海市英语高考模拟试卷(五五) I . Listening Comprehension Section 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

2、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. Working. B. Jogging. C. Having a drink. D. Dancing. 2. A. The exam. B. The paper. C. His teacher. D. The intervie

3、w. 3. A. Five weeks. B. Three days. C. Two days. D. Not mentioned. 4. A. He had a fever. B. He was in the hospital. C. He overslept. D. He had an unexpected visitor. 5. A. He is too busy himself. B. He doesnt： want to help her. C. Hed be glad to help her after he has finished his own homework. D. He

4、 has already finished his own homework. 6. A. Go to a game. B. Have his supper. C. Miss his class. D. Meet Miss Oilman any minute. 7. A. The blue one is too large. B. The blue one doesnt suit her. C. Blue always makes her sad. D. The blue one looks terrible. 8. A. He came back home late. B. He had t

5、rained too much that day. C. He had no sports facilities. D. He had no homework to do at night. 9. A. He should go on his diet. B. He should not eat sugar any longer. C. He should give up tea and coffee. D. He should listen to her advice. 10. A. Wait for her cousin. B. Go to the airport. C. Stay at

6、home. D. Do her homework. 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. Whe

7、n 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. It had a fire accident. B. It slopped half way. C. It was turned off by the writer. D. It m

8、oved fast up to the top floor. 12. A. More and more scared. B. Calmer and calmer. C. More and more bored. D. Clearer and clearer. 13. A. The lift was to start again. B. The repair worker rang the lift alarm. C. The building was on fire. D. The writer pressed the lift alarm bell. Questions 14 through

9、 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Create different feelings for us. B. Help us to develop good habits. C. Develop our interest in money. D. Influence natural environments. 15. A. Light music. B. Rock music. C. Sweet music. D. Soft music. 16. A. Music in Restaurants B. Good and Bad Music

10、 C. Types of Music D. Music and Behavior Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. Having an interview. B. Travelling. C. Taking a test. D. Asking for passport information. 18. A. Britain. B. Germany. C. France. D. Italy. 19. A. Call the authorities concerned. B. Downlo

11、ad an application form from the website. C. Fill in the form. D. Prepare all the documents. 20. A. Two photos. B. Birth certificates. C. The fee of 11 pounds. D. ID card. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10%) Directions ： After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage c

12、oherent 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. I used to joke that I spoke French like a three-year-olduntil I met a French three-year-old and couldnt hold

13、up my end of the conversation. This was after a year of intense study, including at least two hours a day with self-instruction software and weekend classes, followed by two weeks of an immersion program (沉浸式教学）at one of the top language schools in France. My failure was in fact quite unremarkable.

14、Despite advertising claims, (21) _ (learn) a foreign language is a challenging task for any adult. In the end, though, (22) _ turns out that spending a year .not learning” French may have been the (23) _ (good) thing I could have done for my 57-year-old brain. In the last few years, I was unable to

15、hold a list of four grocery items in my mind. So to reassure (24) _ that nothing was wrong, I took a cognitive (认知的） assessment just before tackling French. The results were anything (25) _ reassuring： I scored below average for my age group in nearly all of the categories, especially on the composi

16、te memory (综合记忆） test and the visual memory test. After a year of struggling with the language, I retook the cognitive assessment, and the results shocked me. My scores had skyrocketed, (26) _ (place) me above average in 7 of 10 categories, and average in the other three. Studying a language had bee

17、n like drinking from a mental fountain of youth. What might explain such an improvement? Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong 3 / 11 and Northwestern University noted that the cognitive tasks (27) _ (involve) in language studylike working memory, inductive reasoning (归纳推理），sound discri

18、mination (识别) and task switchingmap closely to (与紧密相关）the areas of the brain that are most associated with declines due to aging. If my experience is any indication, you might be better off studying a language. Not only is that a far more useful and enjoyable activity (28) _ an abstract brain game,

19、but as a reward for your efforts, you can treat yourself (29) _ a trip abroad Thats (30) _ I plan to spend the next year “not learning” Italian. Ciao! 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 .wo

20、rd more than you need. A. intellectually B. grateful C. individuals D. rewarding E. participants F. awareness G. amazing H. physically L local J. civilization K. reminder Last week, Special Olympic organizers made sure that all details were included to ensure that the athletes were properly welcomed

21、 and taken care of. Never before in the 39-year history of the Special Olympics has there been such a(n) (31) _ and wonderful opening ceremony. And everywhere in this city, billboards with the smiling faces of the (32) _ disabled promoted the Games. Throughout Shanghai, messages of “（33) _”，“humanis

22、m,” and “love” were seen everywhere. These statements of hope and achievements were supporting more than 7，500 athletes that participated in this years eventswith the most representation from China, over 1,200 (34) _! Although these hopeful words were positive and encouraging, many mentally challeng

23、ed (35) _ were not getting the rare they required. In many countries, disabled people are neglected and not properly cared for. However, events such as the Special Olympics are raising the (36) _ of mistreatment and lack of care. In the United States, for example, special training centers and homes

24、exist that help the mentally challenged find jobs in (37 ) _ communities. Last year, I volunteered a few hours each week at a facility that cared for mentally disabled people. It was a very (38) _ experience knowing that my time was making a difference in someones life. Although I only spent a short

25、 time there, the people were so (39) _ for the attention and most of all, to be included. The Special Olympics are a(n) (40) _ to society that we must take care of those who are less fortunate than ourselves. III. Reading Comprehension Section A (15%) Directions： For each blank in the following pass

26、age 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. Wikipedia, the US-based online encyclopedia (百科全书)，is 10 this year. It is the largest encyclopedia ever. The site, (41) _ in 2001 by Americans Jimmy Wales and Larry Sang

27、er, is now the fifth most-visited on the Internet. It has about 17 million articles in over 270 languages and about 400 million people go to the site each day, (42) _ information on just about anything: maths, languages, art, culture and company histories. There are articles on sports stars, too, an

28、d even (43) _ soap operas from the 1970s. Wikipedia (44) _ an open editing model. Except for a small number of pages, anyone ran edit articles, anonymously or with a user account, and (45 ) _ users can create their own articles. Editing is unpaid, although Wikipedia does employ a small .staff. Wikip

29、edia is freely available to all netizens. Wikipedia (46) _ a new way to share information and its founders hoped that the model would be able to make use of the (47) _ wisdom of human beings. However， (48) _ have raised doubts about the accuracy and (49) _ of Wikipedias content, since its editors ar

30、e mostly (50) _ rather than professionals. There is no doubt that Wikipedia pages contain many errors，although the organization does attempt to solve problems with its content (51) _ system. However, several studies have concluded that Wikipedia is as accurate as most printed encyclopedias. (52) _，a

31、 2005 report in the journal Nature found it to be only (53) _ less reliable than the Encyclopedia Britannica. Jimmy Wales has big plans for the future. He wants Wikipedia in every language of the world and hopes the number of visitors will reach 1 billion by 2015. There is no doubt that Wikipedia fa

32、ces challenges. It carries no ads. Its funds come from (54) _. Perhaps more importantly, the number of its volunteer editors is falling. However, Wales says he will still (55) _ his aspiration - “to do something useful for the world,” as he told The Washington Post. 41. A. published B. created C. pr

33、oposed D. installed 42. A. making up B. summing up C. looking up D. building up 43. A. permanent B. temporary C. contemporary D. long-forgotten 44. A. enrolls B. employs C. appoints D. entitles 45. A. justified B. participated C. registered D. rewarded 46. A. expanded B. enlarged C. struck D. pionee

34、red 47. A. collective B. idealistic C. individual D. imaginative 48. A. professionals B. critics C. psychologists D. supporters 49. A. access B. convenience C. explanation D. authority 50. A. executives B. amateurs C. authorities D. experts 51. A. review B. facility C. licence D, proposal 52. A. Inc

35、redibly B. Reasonably C. Cheerfully D. Indeed 53. A. undoubtedly B. increasingly C. slightly D. necessarily 54. A. negotiations B. commerce C. routines D. donations 55. A. make room for B. stick to C. put forward D. go in for Section B (22%) Directions： Read the following three passages. Each passag

36、e is followed by several, questions or un finished statements. For each o f them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one that j its best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) My six-year-old granddaughter, Caitlynd and I stopped at Tim Hortons sh

37、op for a blueberry 5 / 11 cake. As we were going out of the door，a young teenage boy was coming in. This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and a set of blue spiked (竖起的） hair on top of it. One of his nostrils (鼻孔) was pierced，and a ring ran through the hole and a chain went across his f

38、ace and was attached to a ring he was wearing in his ear. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other. Caitlynd, who was walking ahead of me， stopped at once when she saw the teenager. I thought hed scared her and shed frozen on the spot. I was wrong. My granddaughter backed

39、up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I was face to face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him pass. His gracious response was a polite “Thank you very much,”. On our way to the car，I praised Caitlynd for her manners in holding open the door for the young man. She d

40、idnt seem to be troubled by his appearance but I wanted to make sure. If a grandmother s talk about freedom of self-expression and allowing people their differences was suitable. I wanted to be ready. As it turned out, the person who needed the talk was me. The only thing Caitlynd noticed about the

41、teenager, was the fact that his arms were full. “He would have a hard time in opening the door. ” I saw the partially shaved head, the set of spiked hair，the piercings and the chain. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a door. In the future, I hope to get down on he

42、r level and raise my sights. 56. What did the author think of the young man at first sight? A. Polite. B. Common. C. Frightening. D. Fashionable. 57. Caitlynd helped the young man because _. A. she was not scared at all B. she was in favor of his dressing code C. she wanted to avoid him D. it would

43、be difficult for him to open the door 58. The underlined sentence suggests that _. A. people should have more freedom to express themselves B. the author didnt know how to give a talk on freedom C. a talk on freedom was useless for the granddaughter D. the author was ashamed of herself 59. The autho

44、r intends to tell us that _. A. we shouldnt judge a person by his look B. we should allow people more freedom to dress differently C. we should be more helpful and tolerant to strange dressing of the young D. we shouldnt be too particular about people in life (B) Your DNS cache (域名存储器）stores the loc

45、ations (IP addresses) of web servers that contain web pages which you have recently viewed. If the location of the web server changes before the entry in your DNS cache updates, you can no longer access the site. If you encounter a large number of HTML 404 error codes，you may need to clear your DNS

46、cache. After you clear your DNS cache， your computer will query (询问) nameservers (域名服务器） for the new DNS information. The following methods allow you to remove old and inaccurate DNS information that may result in 404 errors. Windows 7 To clear your DNS cache if you use Windows 7，perform the followi

47、ng steps： Click Start. Enter cmd in the Start menu search text box. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator. Run the following command ： Ipconfig/flushdns If the command succeeds, the system returns the following message： Windows IP configuration successfully flushed the DNS Resol

48、ver Cache. Windows 8 To clear your DNS cache if you use Windows 8，perform the following steps： On your keyboard，press Win+X to open the WinX Menu. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator. Run the following command ： Ipconfig/flushdns If the command succeeds, the system returns the

49、 following message： Windows IP configuration successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache. Windows XP，2000, or Vista To clear your DNS cache if you use Windows XP，2000，or Vista, perform the following steps： Click Start. On the Start menu, click Run. If you do not see the Run command in Vista, enter run in the Search bar. Run the following command ：