1、杨浦区2022学年度第二学期高三模拟质量调研 高三年级英语学科试卷 2023.4I. 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
2、. 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.Teacher and student.B.Mother and son.C.Brother and sister.D.Boss and employee.2. A.Predictable.B.Boring.C.Tense.D.One-s
3、ided.3. A.Take the subway to get to the show.B.Grab a bite on the way to the theater.C. Have dinner after the 7:30 show.D.Eat nothing and walk to the theater.4. A.He desperately needs an explanation.B.He knows why Sam is in a bad mood.C.He will make Sam feel better.D.He will keep his distance from S
4、am.5. A.At the construction site.B.At the camera shop.C.At the cellphone store.D.At the consulting office.6. A. The man likes the new wallpaper.B.The man is sensitive to bright colors.C.The woman has changed the furniture.D.The woman has just moved into a new building.7. A.Two managers will only mes
5、s up the project.B.Two managers should take charge of the project.C.The muddy water takes time to be cleaned.D.The water project is short of workers.8. A.They keep asking for more to improve their standard of living.B.They both prefer living in the countryside to living in the city.C.Neither of them
6、 has got used to the slow-paced lifestyle.D.Neither of them has ever lived close to lakes and green hills.9. A.The woman had to sell the company at 10,000.B.The woman planned to sell the car at 1,000.C.The man failed to close the deal for the company.D.The man put the wrong price on the car.10.A.The
7、 man had better store some paper and pens.B.The man had better write about something else.C.The man should act now without any delay.D.The man should think twice before taking action.Section BDirections: In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked
8、several questions on each of the passages and the conversation.The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spokenonly once.When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper anddecide which one would be the best answer to the question you have
9、heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A.5.B.16.C.42.D.21.12.A.See his championship belt.B.Appear in his superhero films.C.Learn the wrestling skills from him.D.Exchange photos with him.13.A.It treats children who suffer from serious illnesses.B. It helps sick children t
10、o see their favorite celebrities.C.It keeps track of Guinness World Record holders.D.It protects children from violence and crimes.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. They would be given a good beating.B.They would have to close the business.C.They would make a public ap
11、ology.D.They would be thrown to prison.15.A.To prove they were not bad at counting numbers.B.To avoid having air content in their bread.C.To ensure their baked products were not short of weight.D.To make the baked products look more attractive.16. A.The meaning of dozen in different places.B.The fir
12、st law about the baking industry.C.The development of the word “dozen”.D.The origin of the term “a bakers dozen”.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A.Too much traffic.B.Too many people.C.Cold temperature outdoors.D.No food or drinks available.18. A. Watch a football g
13、ame.B.Watch a display of fireworks.C.Go for a picnic in the park.D.Go to the gym for a workout.19. A. She sneezes when exposed to grass.B.She is quiet when watching a game.C.She is a huge football fan.D.She loves classical music.20.A.Archie is good at arguing with others.B.Archie always has his way
14、in the end.C.Sophie is considerate of others feelings.D. Sophie is good at making up excuses.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 w
15、ith the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.6 QUESTOINS FOR VANESSA NAKATEVanessa Nakate is a climate activist from Uganda, and a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, the United Nations Childrens Fund.Q1:What does it mean (21)(be) a UNICEF goodwill
16、ambassador?I get to meet people on the front lines of the climate crisis. I see my role as(22) (make) their voices louder. I want to shine a light on the issue of climate change and(23)its affecting people, especially children.Q2:Youve given speeches about the impact(24)climate change. Which has bee
17、n your most powerful?One that has been very powerful for me was when I spoke at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Glasgow, Scotland. I (25) (present)the opportunity to ask government leaders, and also business leaders, to do the right thing to ensure that our planet is protected.
18、Q3:Whats the hardest part of being an activist?One of the hardest things is having to see the consequences of climate change. For example, the drought in the Horn of Africa, the flooding in Pakistan, or the recent hurricanes in the United States. Its very sad to see all those events (26) (happen).Q4
19、:What keeps you motivated to fight climate change?Youre interviewing me, and I think thats so (27)_ (inspire).It gives me the energy for what Ill do tomorrow. My motivation comes from young people who are doing(28)for our planet.Q5:Whats the most recent climate-related project youve worked on?In 201
20、9,I launched a project,(29) we gave solar panels to schools in Uganda. The solar panels have helped bring lighting to the schools, which makes education much easier for the children.Q6:Climate change can feel frustrating and scary for some kids. What advice do you have for them?To address this big i
21、ssue, just find one thing you can do,(30)you are not sure about the outcome. After all, no person is too small to make a difference and no action is too small to transform the world.Section BA. replacing B. tolerate C. extremes D. experiencing E. averageF. estimatesG. impact H. reserved I. assess J.
22、 coverK. continuedDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.Urban Trees Are Threatened by Climate ChangeBy 2050,about three-quarters of the species will be at risk as a result of climate chang
23、e, a study has found. Critics around the world may need to start planting different types of trees and shrubs that can(31)warmer and drier conditions.“By at risk, we mean these species might be(32)stressful climatic conditions says Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez at Western Sydney University in Australia.
24、“Those trees are likely to die.”City trees have many benefits, from making urban spaces look beautiful and providing a refuge for wildlife to keeping places up to 12C cooler than they would otherwise be in summer. Losing tree (33)would lead to cities becoming even hotter as the planet heats up.To(34
25、)the threat, Esperon Rodriguez and his colleagues used database called the Global Urban Tree Inventory to work out the conditions required by 3100 tree and shrub species currently grown in 164 cities worldwide. The researchers then looked at how these conditions would be affected by climate change u
26、nder medium-emissions scenario known as RCP6.0.By 2050,76 per cent of these species will be at risk from rising (35) temperatures and 70 percent from decreasing rainfall, the team concludes.The study doesnt take account of(36) urban growth, which could warm cities even faster. Nor does it take accou
27、nt of greater weather (37)caused by climate change, or the effects of pests and diseases. Warmer conditions are allowing more pests, such as bark beetles, to survive winters as well as to reproduce faster in summer, greatly increasing their (38)“Our(39)have scientific basis,” says Esperon-Rodriguez.
28、 There are some things that can be done to help trees survive. The best strategy is to choose tough species when(40)trees or planting new ones, the team concludes.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and
29、 D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Inconvenient TruthsIf doctors lie, it is surely inexcusable. One of the basic (41) the public have of doctors is honesty. But what would you think if I told you that research has shown that 70 per cent of doctors(42) to lying
30、to their patients? IfI am honest, I have told lies to my patients.Mrs Walton was in her eighties and(43)to see her husband. She would try to get up to find him, despite being at risk of falling. “Hes on his way, don t worry, the nurses would say this to calm her down. I said the same thing to her. B
31、ut it was a lie. He died two years ago. The truth, if I can use that word, is that it is a (44) to lie sometimes.Mrs Walton is one of the dementia（痴呆）sufferers，who lose their short-term memory and the memory of (45)events, but hold memories from the distant past. Sufferers are trapped forever in a c
32、onfusing past that many realize bears little (46) to the present, but are at a loss to explain. Those with dementia often feel upset, scared and confused that they are in a strange place,(47)by strange people, even when they are in their own homes with their family, because they have gone back to de
33、cades ago.They look at their adult children (48)and wonder who they could be because they think their children are still little kids. I have had countless families break down in tears, not knowing how to react as their loved one moves further away from them back into their distant past and they are
34、(49)in the present. And how, as the doctor or nurse caring for these patients, does one manage the anger and outbursts of distress that comes with having no (50)of your life for the past ten or 20 years? The lies that doctors, nurses and families tell these patients are not big, elaborate lies-they
35、are(51)comforts intended to calm and allow the subject to be swiftly changed.(52)with them about this false reality is not heartless or unprofessional -it is actually kind. Thats not to say that lying to patients with dementia (53) is right or defensible. But what kind-hearted person would put anoth
36、er human being through the unimaginable pain of learning, (54)_ again and again that they have lost their beloved ones. It would be an unthinkable cruelness.Sometimes honesty is(55)not the best policy.41. A. expressions42. A. objectedB. expectationsB. contributedC. reputationsC. admittedD. regulatio
37、nsD. appealed43. A. ashamedB. delightedC. nervousD. desperate44. A. crueltyB. kindnessC. painD. pleasure45. A. recentB. popularC. distantD. major46. A. oppositionB. connectionC. attentionD. similarity47. A. attackedB. isolatedC. surroundedD. attracted48. A. puzzledB. satisfiedC. amusedD. motivated49
38、. A. cut offB. thrown awayC. put downD. left behind50. A. knowledgeB. controlC. imaginationD. record51. A. briefB. constantC. permanentD. secret52. A. CompetingB. PlottingC. MatchingD. Mixing53. A. unnecessarilyB. inaccuratelyC. impatientlyD. impolitely54. A. ahead of timeB.in no timeC. for the last
39、 timeD. for the first time55. A. mostlyB. informallyC. simplyD. finallySection 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
40、to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)My sister, Lynn, taught me my first word: Kirakira. I pronounced it ka-a-ahhh, but she knew what I meant. Kira-kira means “glittering” in Japanese. Lynn told me that when I was a baby, she used to take me onto our empty road at night, whe
41、re we would lie on our backs and look at the stars while she said over and over, “Katie, say kira-kira, kira-kira!” I loved that word! When I grew older, I used Kirakira to describe everything I liked: the beautiful blue sky, puppies, kittens, butterflies, colored tissues.My mother said we were misu
42、sing the word; you could not call colored tissues kira-kira.She was dismayed over how un-Japanese we were and swore to send us to Japan one day. I didnt care where she sent me, so long as Lynn came along.When she wasnt in school, she stayed with me constantly. Both our parents worked. Officially, I
43、stayed all day with a lady from down the road, but unofficially, Lynn was the one who took care of me.My sister used to keep a diary. Today I keep her diary in a drawer next to my bed. I like to see how her memories were the same as mine, but also different. For instance, one of my earliest memories
44、 is of the day Lynn saved my life. I was almost five, and she was almost nine. We were playing on the empty road near our house. Fields of tall corn stretched into the distance wherever you looked. A dirty gray dog ran out of the field near us, and then he ran back in. Lynn loved animals. Her long b
45、lack hair disappeared into the corn as she chased the dog. The summer sky was clear and blue. I felt a brief fear as Lynn disappeared into the cornstalks. After Lynn ran into the field, I couldnt see anything but corn. “Lynnie!” I shouted. We werent that far from our house, but I felt scared. I burs
46、t into tears.Somehow or other, Lynn got behind me and said, “Boo!” and I cried some more. She just laughed and hugged me and said, “Youre the best little sister in the world!” I liked it when she said that, so I stopped crying.56.What can be learned about Katie as a little child from the first parag
47、raph?A.She only listened to Lynns advice.B.She didnt like to learn the Japanese language.C.She mispronounced kira-kira on purpose.D. She associated kira-kira with nice things.57.The underlined word dismayed in the second paragraph probably meansA. discouragedB. amusedC. relievedD .unconvinced58.Which of the following lines is probably in Lynns diary description of the event?A.I was sure that the dog would hurt Katie.B.My heart melted at the sight of the lovely dog.C.I kept chasing the dog until Katie appeared.D.I regre
