1、 上海市英语高考模拟试卷上海市英语高考模拟试卷 ( (四四) ) 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 mill be spoken only onc
2、e. 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.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Summer. B. Winter. C. Autumn. D. Spring. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. She do
3、esnt have a bike. B. Her mother made up the story. C. She didnt tell the man the truth. D. She knows nothing about the accidcnt. 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A clerk. B. A librarian. C. A waitress. D. A weatherman. 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Canada. B. T
4、urkey. C. Italy. D. France. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He doesnt want the woman to open the window. B. He has caught a cold. C. Its too cold outside. D. He doesnt like the fresh air. 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 6.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. $60. B. $120. C. $90. D. $30. 【答案】B 【解析】 【
5、详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 7.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Tom was talking with the postman. B. Tom was running around the corner. C. Tom was helping the postman with his work. D. Tom was always wasting his time. 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 8.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Buy a fan. B. Use electricity. C. Cool himself down. D.
6、Travel to a cold place. 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 9.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He was late for work. B. He quarreled with the man speaker. C. He criticized the man speaker too seriously. D. He criticized the man speaker out of no reason. 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 10.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The woman spea
7、ker. B. Thompsons sister. C. Daisys sister. D. Thompsons niece. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 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
8、 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 are based on the following passage.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. A. South Korea. B. Japan. C.
9、USA. D. Germany. 12. A. How many students reach what level of education. B. Students abilities in reading, maths and science. C. Students self-evaluation. D. Teachers feedback. 13. A. Germany occupies the 19th place out of 24 nations in the study. B. Germany was strong in its educational tradition.
10、C. Learning can be encouraged by a loving, stimulating environment. D. Educational disadvantage is born not in the home but at school. 【答案】11. A 12. B 13. D 【解析】 【11 题详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。 【12 题详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。 【13 题详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。 Questions are based on the following passage.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. A. A po
11、liceman. B. A clerk. C. A news reporter. D. A tour guide. 15. A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6. 16. A. Buy alcohol in this country at the age of 13. B. Use the crossing for walking. C. Buy cigarettes or tobacco at the age of 14. D. Throw away waste materials in a public place. 【答案】14. D 15. C 16. D 【解析】 【14 题
12、详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。 【15 题详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。 【16 题详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。 Questions are based on the following passage.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. A. A job interview. B. A chat between friends. C. A visa interview. D. A spoken English test. 18. A. To make friends. B. To help his job. C. To satisfy his interest. D. To li
13、ve in America. 19. A. Grammar. B. Vocabulary. C. Pronunciation. D. Writing. 20. A. The job back in China. B. His mothers cooking. C. The soap operas. D. The school he once studied in. 【答案】17. C 18. B 19. A 20. B 【解析】 【17 题详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。 【18 题详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。 【19 题详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。 【20 题详解】 此题为听力题，解析略。
14、 II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10%) Directions : 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 pro per form of the given word ; for the other blanks,use one word that be
15、st fits each blank. If you take the bus or subway to school every workday, chances are _21_ you will be wearing headphones. And if you take a look around, you will notice that they are everywhere. Sol Republic, a US audio manufacturer, carried out a survey among millennials (千禧一代) in 2014. It found
16、that 53 percent of them owned three or more pairs of headphones and wore them for nearly four hours every day to enjoy music. In fact, headphones are _22_ common nowadays that mens fashion magazine GQ says that theyre an important part of a mans wardrobe (衣柜).”The newest fashion accessory (饰品) isnt
17、a fashion accessory at all. Its high-style headphones that make as much of a statement as anything else youre wearing,” it said. Besides those_23_ wear headphones just for fashion, does this mean people really love music? Its perhaps the privacy (隐私),alongside the music, _24_ we enjoy when we put on
18、 headphones. “They give us control over our audio-environment,allowing us to make our public spaces private,” noted The Atlantic. In fact, the magazine called headphones the most important change of tones in music history. “Radio _25_ (make) music transmittabLe (可传播的).Cars made music mobile. Speaker
19、s made music big, and silicon chips (硅芯 片)made music small,” _26_ did for music _27_ writing did for language. They made it private. “ wrote. “Headphones. It also seems that headphones are a way to block other people out. In the earlier-mentioned survey, 73 percent said they wear them so that they d
20、ont have to talk with other people. So it comes as no surprise _28_ some people call headphones “anti-social”. “I wouldnt stop someone wearing those white wires to ask for directions. Its like theyre putting up a big closed sign,” wrote Telegraph columnist Bryony Gordon. And just how commuters (通勤者)
21、 used to hide behind their copy of a newspaper to avoid conversation, headphones do the same thing for commuters. “It_29_ be lonely travelling through public spaces. Using music warms it up,” Michael Bull, professor in sound studies at the University of Sussex, UK, told the BBC. “The bad thing is th
22、at while the individual feels warmer, the public space becomes a_30_ (social), colder space. “ 【答案】21. that 22. so 23. who 24. that 25. made 26. it 27. what 28. that 29. can 30. less social 【解析】 本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述耳机在人们的生活中使用越来越普遍，不仅仅为了欣赏音乐，更为了享受私 人空间，所以耳机也让公共场所缺少交流，变得更冷清。 【21 题详解】 考查表语从句引导词。句意： 如果你每天乘公交或
23、地铁去学校，那么你很有可能会戴着耳机。分析句子可 知， _1_ you will be wearing headphones 接在 are 后面作表语， 从句中不缺少成分也不缺少意思， 故填 that。 【22 题详解】 考查结果状语从句。句意： 事实上，耳机现在是如此普遍，以至于男性时尚杂志 GQ 说，它们是男性衣柜 的重要组成部分。分析句子可知，本句为结果状语从句，sothat意为“如此以致于”，故填 so。 【23 题详解】 考查定语从句的引导词。句意：除了那些只为时尚而戴耳机的人，这是否意味着人们真的喜欢音乐？分析 句子可知，_3_ wear headphones just for f
24、ashion为定语从句，修饰先行词 those，从句中缺少主语，指人， 故填 who。 【24 题详解】 考查定语从句的引导词。句意：当我们戴上耳机时，也许是我们享受的隐私，以及音乐。分析句子可知， _4_ we enjoy when we put on headphones为定语从句，修饰先行词 the privacy alongside the music，从句 中缺少主语，指两种事物，故填 that。 【25 题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：无线电使音乐传送。分析句子可知，引语中都用的是一般过去时，本句也用一般过 去时，故填 made。 【26 题详解】 考查代词。句意：它对音乐的作用就像
25、写作对语言的作用一样。分析句子可知，空中缺少的是主语，指代 上文的耳机，故填 it。 【27 题详解】 考查固定句型。句意：同上。分析句子可知，本句符合固定句型 A is to B what C is to D，再根据句意，故填 what。 【28 题详解】 考查主语从句的引导词。句意：因此，有些人称耳机为“反社会” 并不奇怪。分析句子可知，本句中 it 为 形式主语，指代后面的主语从句_8_ some people call headphones “anti-social”，从句中不缺少成分，也不 缺少意思，故填 that。 【29 题详解】 考查情态动词。句意：在公共空间，旅行可能是孤独的
26、。分析句子可知，空后面为动词原形，应用情态动 词，再根据句意，故填 can。 【30 题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：糟糕的是，虽然个人感到温暖，但公共空间却变得不那么社交、更冷清。分析 句子可知，空中的词和 colder 都是修饰 space 的，应用比较级形式，故填 less social。 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 -wor
27、d more than you need. Forget fingerprints or the color of your eyes, airport security could soon be looking at the shape of your ears when deciding whether to allow you into the country. Researchers have discovered that each persons ears have a(n) _31_ shape and have created a system that is able to
28、 scan them. The scans can then be compared with a database of ear shapes to identify whose they are. Professor Mark Nixon led the research team of scientists from the University of South-ampton. They tested 252 images of different ears and found the system was able to match each ear to a(n) _32_ ima
29、ge held in its database with 99 percent _33_. “There are a whole load of structures in the ear that you can use to get a set of measurements that are unique to an individual,” said Professor Nixon. “With biometrics, the problem is what happens when people get old. With facial recognition, the system
30、s are often confused by crows feet(鱼尾纹)and other _34_ of aging.” Our ears, however, age very _35_. They growproportionally larger and the earlobes get a bit longer, but otherwise they are fully formed from birth, according to Professor Nixon. The U. K. Identity and Passport Service has been testing
31、facial recognition at an airport since 2008. But facial recognition software is often confused by changes in expression. Therefore, people need to _36_ a neutral expression and in some eases even avoid wearing make-up. And fingerprints, one of the best ways we have of_37_ an individual at the moment
32、, can be “not so _38_” according to the professor. “Bakers and brick layers tend not to have obvious fingerprints as the distinctive whirls rub off. It is hard to do that with your ears. “ Ear scanning uses a technology that _39_ all the tubular structures of the ear and measures them. Professor Nix
33、on believes it could take place as passengers walk through security gates, for example, by placing camera on either side to _40_ an image of their ears. 【答案】31. J 32. I 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. G 37. K 38. B 39. E 40. F 【解析】 本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述研究人员发现每个人的耳朵都有不同的独特形状，可以根据耳朵建立扫描系 统。 【31 题详解】 考查形容词。句意：研究人员发现，每个人
34、的耳朵都有一个独特的形状，并建立了一个能够扫描它们的系 统。分析句子可知，空中的词修饰名词 shape，应用形容词形式，再根据句意，故选 J。 【32 题详解】 考查形容词。句意：他们测试了 252 个不同耳朵的图像，发现系统能够将每个耳朵与数据库中保存的单独 图像匹配，准确率为 99%。分析句子可知，空中的词修饰名词 image，应用形容词形式，再根据句意，故 选 I。 【33 题详解】 考查名词。句意：同上。分析句子可知，空中的词作介词 with 的宾语，应用名词形式，再根据句意，故选 A。 【34 题详解】 考查名词。句意：由于面部识别，系统经常被鱼尾纹和其他衰老的迹象所混淆。分析句子可
35、知，空中的词 作介词 by 的宾语，应用名词形式，再根据句意，故选 C。 【35 题详解】 考查副词。 句意：然而，我们的耳朵却很优雅地变老。分析句子可知，空中的词修饰动词 age，应用副词 形式，再根据句意，故选 D。 【36 题详解】 考查动词。句意：因此，人们需要保持一种中性的表情，在某些情况下甚至避免化妆。分析句子可知，空 中的词接在不定式 to 后面，应用动词形式，再根据句意，故选 G。 【37 题详解】 考查动名词。句意：而指纹是我们目前用来识别一个人的最佳方法之一，但根据这位教授的说法，它可能 “效果不太好”。分析句子可知，空中的词接在介词 of 后面，应用动名词形式，再根据句意
36、，故选 K。 【38 题详解】 考查形容词。句意：同上。分析句子可知，空中的词接 be 动词后面作表语，应用形容词形式，再根据句意， 故选 B。 【39 题详解】 考查动词。句意：耳朵扫描使用一种技术，突出耳朵的所有管状结构并测量它们。分析句子可知，空中的 缺少词作谓语，应用动词形式，主句用一般现在时，从句也应用一般现在时，再根据句意，故选 E。 【40 题详解】 考查动词。句意：尼克松教授认为，这可能发生在乘客通过安全门时，例如，将相机放在两边，以捕捉他 们耳朵的图像。分析句子可知，空中的词接在不定式 to 后面，应用动词原形，再根据句意，故选 F。 III. Reading Compreh
37、ension Section A (15%) Directions: 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. Everyone hates to wait in lines. But our behavior when waiting is only partly defined by the length
38、 of the wait. “Often the psychology of queuing is more important than the statistics of the wait itself,” notes the MIT researcher Richard Larson, an expert on waiting lines. Some people are _41_to camp outside Apple stores for an entire night just to get their hands on the latest product. But waiti
39、ng 10 minutes in a grocery store just to buy a drink? Forget it. One apparent aspect of queuing psychology is that we get _42_when we wait in line. This issue is tackled ( 处 理 )in many ways, from magazines in hospital waiting rooms to mirrors in elevators so that we can check our _43_ . But we reall
40、y hate it when we expect a short wait and then get a (n)_44_one. But studies show that we are much more patient when we are given a(n) _45_of how long well be waiting. Scientists have invited 200 people to do a simple experiment. While a group of 100 people are given an exact time of waiting, anothe
41、r group people are left _46_. It turns out that more people from the first group than the second one refuse to _47_ . Walt Disney Co. knows this better than anyone else. It _48_ waiting times for attractions in its theme parks. But according to Larson, these times are overestimated so that visitors
42、get to the front of the queue more _49_ than they expect. It keeps them happy. Another big influence on our feelings about waiting in a line has to do with our perception of fairness. When it comes to queues, the universally acknowledged _50_is first come,first served. Any deviation (背离)from this is
43、 regarded as _51_and can lead to violent queue rage. Sometimes, however, we are willing to make _52_ . In hospitals,_53_ ,priority ( 优先权)is given to those with a more critical condition-we can also understand that. Waiting is inevitable in life, but a better understanding of the _54_ of waiting can
44、help make it a bit more bearable. When all else fails, bring a book or a smartphone will also _55_ . 41 A. unlikely B. willing C. supposed D. expected 42. A. bored B. excited C. angry D. interested 43. A. body B. appearance C. time D. mood 44. A. ideal B. short C. opposite D. happy 45. A. grasp B. u
45、nderstanding C. idea D. range 46. A. helpless B. uncovered C. hopeless D. unknown 47. A. give in B. run away C. hold up D. pull through 48. A. issues B. maintains C. posts D. fulfills 49. A. quickly B. suddenly C. slowly D. steadily 50. A. principle B. routine C. preference D. habit 51. A. improper
46、B. unequal C. inaccurate D. unfortunate 52. A. guesses B. exceptions C. exchanges D. references 53. A. as a result B. for instance C. in other words D. on the contrary 54. A. rule B. belief C. psychology D. results 55. A. work B. fail C. make D. count 【答案】41. B 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. C 46. D 47. B 48
47、. C 49. A 50. A 51. B 52. B 53. B 54. C 55. A 【解析】 本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述关于等待的心理研究，并告诉我们生活中不能避免等待，要寻找方法去忍受 等待。 【41 题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有些人愿意在苹果专卖店外露营一整夜，只为拿到最新的产品。A. unlikely不 太可能的；B. willing 愿意的；C. supposed 应当的；D. expected预期的。根据下文说要为了拿到最新的产品， 上文应该是愿意排队等，故选 B。 【42 题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：排队心理学的一个明显的方面是当我们排队的时候会感到无聊。
48、A. bored无聊 的；B. excited 激动的；C. angry生气的；D. interested 感兴趣的。根据下文医院候诊室的杂志到电梯里的镜 子，这都是用来解决排队时的无聊的，故选 A。 【43 题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个问题在很多方面都得到了解决，从医院候诊室的杂志到电梯里的镜子，这 样我们就可以检查自己的外表。A. body身体；B. appearance 外表；C. time 时间；D. mood心情。镜子应该 是用来检查我们的外表，故选 B。 【44 题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是我们真的很讨厌当我们期待一个短暂的等待时，得到一个相反的结果。 A.
49、ideal 理想的；B. short短的；C. opposite相反的；D. happy高兴的。 我们期待的往往和事实相反的才会真 的很讨厌，故选 C。 【45 题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但研究表明，当我们被告知要等多长时间时，我们会更有耐心。A. grasp控制； B. understanding 理解； C. idea 想法；D. range范围。本句中说的要等多长时间是一个想法，故选 C。 【46 题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当一组 100 人被给予确切的等待时间时，另一组人则被留下不知道等多长时 间。A. helpless 无助的；B. uncovered未覆盖的；C. hopeless 没有希望的；D. unknown未知的。这个实验是 为了证明被告知要等确切时间的人
