上海市杨浦区2021届高三英语二模试题.docx

1、上海市杨浦区2021届高三英语二模试题一、短对话1A1:00 p.m.B2:03p.m.C2:30 p.m.D2:45p.m.2AJon Smith isnt in right now.BThe man dialed the wrong number.CJohn Smith cant answer the phone right now.DThe woman is busy working and cant find John Smith.3ADelivering newspaper.BPicking fruit.CBaby-sitting.DPosting advertisements.4A

2、At home.BAt a hair-dresser.CIn the office.DIn a library.5ACook and baker.BWaitress and diner.CTailor and customer.DBoss and secretary.6AThe man forgot saying something about the exam.BThe man said something that annoyed Jess.CThe man didnt care about the exam.DThe man kept talking in the exam.7AThe

3、boys are badly spoiled.BThe man gives them too much money.CThey should learn to manage money.DShe wants to save money for the boys.8ADelighted.BExcited.CPuzzled.DDisappointed.9ARebecca doesnt work hard enough.BRebecca never falls asleep in class.CRebecca has a Japanese cultural background.DRebeccas

4、parents urge her to have more sleep.10ACindy is satisfied with her new hair style.BCindy is suffering from a serious hair loss.CCindy found her new image unbelievably nice.DCindys hairstylist didnt understand her requirement.二、短文Questions are based on the following passage.11AIn Sichuan province in

5、2013.BIn Washington, DC in 2000.CIn Washington, DC in 2013.DIn Sichuan province in 2000.12AShe was seriously ill.BHer parents missed her too much.CShe was not accustomed to the food there.DPandas born outside China must come back before 4.13AMany US people saw her off at the airport.BIt took her 6 h

6、ours to come back home by plane.CShe was accompanied by a diplomat and a doctor.DA variety of food was prepared on the plane by Chinese zoo.Questions are based on the following passage.14AThey speak too carefully.BThey dont like foreigners.CThey use jokes and slang.DThey are poor at communication.15

7、AYou are as beautiful as a queen.BNo problems.CYou are serious about small matters.DDont play dramas.16AImitate their pronunciation.BPoint out their lack of patience.CLearn to speak internationally.DAsk them to speak slowly and clearly.三、长对话Questions are based on the following passage.17AA cell phon

8、e that had just been released.BA cell phone whose price had just dropped.CA cell phone that many reviews recommended.DA cell phone that the woman thought had some problems.18AHe was afraid the product he wanted would be sold out soon.BHe thought that the new technology was worth the full price.CHe p

9、redicted that prices of well-designed products would go up.DHe knew products from this company seldom offered a discount.19AShe picked one model and bought it without hesitation.BShe was always the first one to try out latest models.CShe often consulted product reviews before purchase.DShe compared

10、prices and bought the more expensive one.20AMost companies overstate the functions of their products.BDifferent people have different values and principles.CThe man admitted that he bought the cell phone too hastily.DThe woman was more experienced in buying expensive products.四、用单词的适当形式完成短文Direction

11、s: 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.I was standing in the checkout lin

12、e behind a woman who looked to be in_21_ 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing.The woman looked down, _22_ (shake) her head and said: Not so good. My husband just lost his job and my son is up to his old tricks again. The truth is, I dont k

13、now how Im going to get through the holidays.Then she gave the cashier food stamps.My heart ached. I wanted to help but didnt know how._23_ I offer to pay for her groceries or ask for her husbands resume?As I walked into the parking lot, I saw the woman_24_ (return) her shopping cart. I remembered s

14、omething in my purse_25_ I thought could help her. It wasnt a handful of cash or an offer of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make her life better.My heart pounded as I approached the woman.Excuse me, I said, my voice trembling a bit. I couldnt help overhearing what you said to the cashier.

15、 It sounds like youre going through a really hard time right now. Im so sorry. Id like to give you something.I handed her the small card from my purse.When the woman read the cards only two words, she began to cry. And through her tears, she said: You have no idea_26_ this means to me.I was a little

16、 startled by her reply._27_ (not do) anything like this before, I didnt know what kind of reaction I might receive. All left for me _28_ (say) was: Oh. Would it be OK to give you a hug?_29_ we embraced, I walked back to my car and began to cry, too.The words on the card?You Matter.A few weeks earlie

17、r, a colleague gave me a similar card_30_ encouragement for a project I was working on. When I read the card, I felt a warm glow spread inside of me. Deeply touched, I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter card and started sharing them.五、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文Directions: Fill in each blank with a p

18、roper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.AtechnologyBcontemporaryCstretchedDhiddenE. recognizedF. discoveryG. updatedH. extensiveI. countlessJ. estimatedK. definitionMost of us learn at primary school that there are seven contine

19、nts, but the next generation of kids may be adding one more to that list.According to a recent paper published in the Geological Society of American Journal by a group of researchers, Zealandia is a new continent thats _31_ beneath the ocean.Zealandia is _32_ to be five million sq km. Most of this m

20、assive area is covered by water, but its highest mountains already have their own name: New Zealand.The small country is the only part of Zealandia that isnt underwater, but the papers authors want the huge landmass to be _33_ worldwide as its own continent.The scientific value of classifying Zealan

21、dia as a continent is much more than just an extra name on a list, the researchers wrote in their paper.Scientists discovered Zealandia all the way back in 1995, then started _34_ research on the area using underwater and satellite mapping _35_. After completing their work, they were finally able to

22、 write a report suggesting that Zealandia be named a continent.But who decides on what is a continent and what isnt? There is, in fact, no official organization that does. Some countries schools teach that there are six or even five continents. This changes depending on where in the world the school

23、 is.Due to their _36_ as a continuous expanse of land, some classify Europe and Asia as the same continent - known as Eurasia. Schools in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe teach this.And to make things even more confusing, France and Greece, as well as other countries, classify North America and So

24、uth America as simply America.This argument over how land is defined has even _37_ into outer space. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto was no longer a planet, 76 years after its _38_ in 1930. Experts argued that it no longer met the requirements needed to be call

25、ed a planet alongside the eight others in our solar system. It was therefore renamed a dwarf planet (矮行星), meaning that _39_ books, models and museum exhibits all over the world had to be _40_.But will the world take the same notice of Zealandia? The best way to tell is to keep an eye on our textboo

26、ks.六、完形填空Good news for awkward teenagers around the world.As time goes by,you could _41_ up like a completely different person.This comes from the longest running personality study ever _42_ by scientists.According to researchers from the University of Edinburgh in the U.K,our personality changes so

27、 much from youth to old age that most peoples personalities in older age are barely _43_ compared to their younger selves.The researchers analyzed results from a study in 1947,which gathered 1,208 teenagers in Scotland aged 14 and asked their teachers to _44_.Their personalities based on six traits(

28、特征)Now more than six decades later,the University of Edinburgh team has managed to contact 635 of the _45_ students,and 174 agreed to have their personalities tested once more.At an average age of 76.7 years old,the group were asked to _46_ themselves on the same six personality traits,then pick a c

29、lose friend or family member to do the same.By _47_ the then-and-now test results,the researchers found that there is hardly a relationship between traits people had as teenagers and those in their older years.It wasas if the second tests had been given to _48_ people,the studys researchers wrote in

30、 their report,which was published in journal Psychology and Aging.The results were a surprise because research in the past found personality _49_ in people tested from childhood to middle-age,and from middle-age to older age.As the team explained,our personality appears stable over short intervals-_

31、50_ so throughout adulthood._51_,the longer the intervals between two tests of personality,the _52_ the relationship between the two tends to be.It is clear that more studies are needed to find out what is going on here.but it could be the first_53_ that is not just our cells that are being _54_ thr

32、oughout life-the way we think,feel and behave might not be as_55_ as we once thought.41AholdBwakeCendDcheer42Acarried outBapplied toCparticipated inDmade up43AincredibleBaccessibleCchangeableDrecognizable44AassembleBassessCassumeDaccess45AalternativeBindividualCoriginalDseparate46AscoreBrateCcomment

33、Dremark47AcomparingBreviewingCpresentingDobserving48AyoungBsimilarCamateurDdifferent49AcombinationBstabilityCtransformationDflexibility50AincreasinglyBstrangelyCsubsequentlyDobviously51AThereforeBMoreoverCHoweverDOtherwise52AstrongerBcloserCfurtherDweaker53AoptionBsignCsymptomDcause54AreplacedBexpos

34、edCdividedDcultivated55Astuck in mudBburied in sandClost in thoughtDset in stone七、阅读理解One way people are responding to food safety concerns is by growing their own food. However, not everyone lives on property with enough space for a private plot. One solution is community gardens, which have become

35、 popular worldwide, numbering 18,000 in North America alone. In addition to providing low-cost, delicious food, these public spaces offer cities a range of other benefits.Community gardens are located in a town or city and tended by local residents. Often, the land is on a vacant lot owned by the ci

36、ty. The site is divided into manageable plots, which may be tended by individuals or by the gardens members collectively. Since the land is usually publicly owned, the cost for gardeners to lease it is minimal. In fact, New York City, which is home to more than 750 community gardens tended by more t

37、han 20,000 members, charges people just $1 a year to lease a plot. Other costs involve soil, tools, seeds, fencing, and so on. However, because theyre shared by many people, individual gardeners pay very little.A community garden can quickly pay off, in terms of delicious fruits and vegetables, in a

38、ddition to beautiful flowers. Excess produce can be sold for a profit at farmers markets. But a gardens benefits dont stop there. They also beautify cities, foster strong relationships among residents, and lower an areas crime rate. Award-winning spaces like Londons Culpeper Community Garden even at

39、tract tourists. Beautiful and affordable, community gardens are often described as oases in crowded cities.56Community gardens are designed for those who _.Aare concerned about food safety.Blive in a house with a private plot.Ccant afford to buy organic food.Ddont have their own property.57New York

40、City _.Ais owned by 20,000 individual gardeners.Bcharges residents a lot to lease tools and fencing.Ccontains more than 750 community gardens.Dis tended by professional gardeners and local residents.58Whats the benefit of community gardens?APeople can enjoy safe and delicious vegetables and animal m

41、eat.BResidents are more familiar and related with each other.CThe neighborhood is becoming safer but of lower taste.DPeople can make some profits from the visiting tourists.59The underlined word “oases” is closest in meaning to _.Acultural and art centers.Bpopular platforms for exchanges.Cpeaceful a

42、nd safe lands.Dcommercial and prosperous places.African SafariEssential information you need to know before booking your African Safari in Southern Africa These tips will enhance the experience that you haveThings to Consider Before Booking an African Safari1) Book in AdvanceAfrican Safaris are now

43、hugely popular and good safari camps often get booked out more than a year in advance, especially during the high season from July through to October. Show more.2) Choosing which game parkDifferent parks have different topography and weather patterns this greatly affects animal movements at differen

44、t times of the year. If you want to target certain species of animals, then some parks are better than others for certain species. Show more.3) Choosing which lodge or safari campA typical safari camp has between 10 and 20 beds, it is an intimate safari experience and very personalised. However, the

45、re are also hotels in some places, either inside or just outside a national park, which can sleep anything up to 300 people. Show more.4) GuidingThe quality, experience and knowledge of the game guides at any Safari camp is almost the most important factor to consider. Good guides can transform your

46、 experience from ordinary to exceptional. Show more.5) Whats the Best Time of Year to go on SafariUnderstandably as the seasons change so does the safari experience. It is highly advisable to find out the best time of year for the safari area that you are intending to visit. Prices will change drama

47、tically between the high and the low season, so good deals are to be had in the low season but it is important to know the difference, as your experience will be vastly different. Show more.6) The PriceGoing on safari is not cheap whichever way you do it, but the price range can be enormous. Unfortunately, safaris in most