2023届上海市八校联考高三考前热身英语试卷含解析

1、2023届高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1- What about the two of us going downtown?- _ . I hate spending time hanging around.AThat suits me fineBWhy notCIt

2、depends on the weatherDWell, thats the last thing I will do2Jane went to her teacher just now. She _ about the solution to the problem.Awondered Bwas wondering Chad wondered Dwould wonder3Playing with their peers, children learn to and not do exactly what they want to do.Acompromise BcompeteCcontrib

3、ute Dconstruct4We packed all the hooks in wooden boxes so that they damaged.Adont get Bwont getCdidnt get Dwouldnt get5- The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he doesnt spend much on technology.-I am afraid he wont realize his dream. You know _.Ayou cant eat your c

4、ake and have itBempty vessels make the greatest soundCenough is as good as a feastDtwo heads are better than one6You have a big mouth, Tom. You have told everybody the secret.AcantBmustntCshouldntDmightnt7A heavy sandstorm is going to envelop our city. It is unwise to have your car .Awash BwashedCwa

5、shing Dto wash8Mary_ to writing classes every night since June and the course will end this week.Ahad gone Bhas been goingCis going Dwent9 Tony, you seem in high spirits._ We won the match 4-1.AGuess what?BOh, come on!CSo what?DNo wonder.10 “Made in China 2025” aims to transform China from a product

6、-making factory into a product-making power, _ driven by innovation and emphasizing quality over quantity.Athe one thatBone thatConeDthe one11The number of stay-at-home fathers reached a record high last year, new figures show, _ families saw a rise in female breadwinners.Aif BasCbecause Dthough12To

7、 his delight, Tom quickly earned the trust of his boss and then of his colleagues.AoneBonesCthatDthose13People believe that the China Dream is not very difficult _ so long as the whole nation works hard for it.ArealizingBto be realizedCrealizedDto realize14Hi, Tom, have you checked the account yet?C

8、ertainly, I _ it five times even though you told me to do it twice.Achecked Bwill have checkedChave been checking Dhad checked15 F/ friendships fade away if there isnt _good balance between the give and the takeAThe;/B/;aCThe; aD/;the16Tom is so creative a person that he always has lots of _ ideas i

9、n his mind, and sometimes we dont even know what he is thinking about.Amean BnovelCslim Dinstant17Due to the reform and openingup, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved _ over the past decades.AconsideratelyBapproximatelyCappropriatelyDconsiderably18I will go to Beijing on business tomor

10、row, do you have anything _ to your son studying in Peking University?Ato be takenBto takeCtakenDbeing taken19OK， here _.Thank you for your lift. See you later.Aare we Bis itCwe are Dcomes it20 worries the public that air pollution is becoming more and more serious these days.AItBThatCWhatDThis第二部分

11、阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）The tornado came without any signthe sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor

12、 bedroom, and we changed the channel to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. Pink insulation（绝缘材料） flew into the room from a trapdoor to the attic, and the wind began to ro

13、ar through the house. We had three flights of steps to navigate to get to the relative safety of the first floor. Because the closet down there is wedged （塞进） underneath a brick staircase, it seemed like the sturdiest(坚固的) place in our town house to wait things out.I didnt know how or if we would ma

14、ke it down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. I gripped the banister(楼梯扶手) and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. In those seconds of stillness, I could hear everything around me rattling.As we reached the las

15、t flight of steps, our front door blew out. Shards of glass that looked like broken ice flew everywhere. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch whipped through the doorframe. It flew over our heads, missing us by inches. Had we been one step up, it would have impaled us. The back wall of the house

16、followed suit and tore off into the darkness outside.Instantly I reached the closet, Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldnt get inside himself because of the wind. I gripped Jimmys arm as the tornado sucked the door open and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and scalp were ful

17、l of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out and into the bay. “Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to.All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was

18、 gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldnt believe it was over. Jimmy said hed go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Dont leave me.”Our neighbor says the storm lasted four minutes. In that time, four of the twelve town houses in our unit were com

19、pletely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.1、Paragraph 24 mainly tell us_.Athe tornado was on top of usBthe tornado caused great damageCthe coverage of the tornado became a realityDthe tornado was so strong that it lifte

20、d the author off her feet2、The underlined words “this intense pressure” in Paragraph 3 refer to_.Athe authors nervousness about the tornadoBthe force from the tornado on the authorCthe stress the author felt from her lifeDthe pressure the banister gave the author3、From the passage we can know that _

21、.ANeither the author nor her husband was injured.Bthe authors house was completely destroyed.Cthey were aware of the tornado before it came.Dit became dark outside when the tornado hit the town4、The author wrote the passage to _.Ashare with us her experience of surviving a tornadoBwarn us of the dan

22、ger caused by tornadosCshow us how to fight against a tornadoDtell us tornados are dangerous and how to protect us from them22（8分） Picture an iceberg(冰山).Youll probably imagine something white as snow rising up out of a blue sea. But icebergs can be all sorts of shades. They can be from a frosty blu

23、e to an attractive green.Researchers and sailors have observed emerald(翠绿色)icebergs for years. A large piece of ice mast-high and green as emerald even appears in Samuel Taylor Coleridges 1834 poem. But they havent found out exactly why these icebergs look the way they do.A new paper led by Stephen

24、Warren was published. It all has to do with what icebergs are made out of. Icebergs break off glaciers(冰川)or ice shelves, which happens mainly around Antarctica and Greenland. They begin their lives as snowfall that accumulates over time. So. icebergs contain air pockets with the form of bubbles tha

25、t spread light. With some exceptions and rare lines, glacier ice tends to look bluish white.At first，Warren guessed that the green was a product of melt carbon. And it came from rotting plants or sea animals. But samples(样本)didnt prove it. Another idea started to take shape after they had found a hi

26、gh concentration of iron in a sample of sea ice from the Amery Ice Shelf.When glaciers rub across land, they produce whats known as glacier flour. It is a product of bedrock being ground clown by the moving mass. As glaciers move away, these remains are usually washed out into water. in particles so

27、metimes too small to be noticeable to your eyes. But on land. soil and rocks contain iron oxides that often have rosy colors. like reds, yellows, and browns-and since the sea ice contained 500 times more iron than the glacier ice, Warren wondered whether the remains were responsible for icebergs tak

28、ing on a green appearance.He doesnt know for sure. Hes hoping to secure money so that he can return to the area and study the icebergs themselves.1、Why is Samuel Taylor Coleridges poem mentioned in the text?AIt tells why icebergs look the way they do.BIt describes vividly what icebergs are like.CIt

29、says causes of the appearance of icebergs.DIt proves the existence of colorful icebergs.2、What can we know about Stephen Warrens paper?AIt draws on researchers and sailors views.BIt is the record of the movement of icebergs.CIt talks about how icebergs come into being.DIt is a collection of various

30、social phenomena.3、What does the underlined word it in paragraph 4 refer to?AA sample of sea ice.BWarrens first guess.CWarrens idea on iron.DA product of melt carbon.4、What is paragraph 5 mainly about?AThe possible reason why icebergs look green.BWhere most of icebergs eventually disappear.CHow iceb

31、ergs take in the colors from glaciers.DThe way in which icebergs breaks off glaciers.23（8分）Food is extremely important to us human beings and rice is one of the main food in the world. Australian researchers have discovered a way to genetically engineer rice which would provide significant health be

32、nefits to more than half the worlds population.A study undertaken at the University of Tasmania, published in a respected journal of the National Academy of Sciences, discovered a method to increase the resistant starch (抗性淀粉）content in rice, making it more digestible and leading to lower rate of di

33、abetes (糖尿病）and overweight.Steven Smith, the lead author of the study and a foreign expert for the Chinese government who has been appointed to work on crop improvement projects by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said increasing the higher resistant starch content gave this “designer” rice many add

34、ed health benefits. “We have discovered that we can increase the amount of resistant starch in cooked rice, which could provide health benefits for a large number of people in Asia and beyond,” Smith said in a media release on Friday. “The same approach can be adapted for use in other cereals, inclu

35、ding wheat. Not only can it have benefits for diabetes and obesity, but also for disorders of the bowel(肠）including cancer.”Rice is the main food for more than half the worlds population, providing much of the world with most of their calories. Smith said that as the rate of diabetes and obesity in

36、Asian countries continued to grow, his “designer” rice could provide a way to limit health problems.“Not only does resistant starch reduce the possibility of a sugar hit but it also reduces the appetite and promotes the growth of the healthy germs.” Smith said.Smith divides his time between the Univ

37、ersity of Tasmania and his research lab in Beijing where he hopes to make significant advance in sustainable (可持续的）living.1、What do we know about the study?AIt is part of Chinese crop improvement projects.BIt will have a significant effect on crop researches.CIt was jointly（联合地）carried out by Austra

38、lia and China.DIt helps solve the food problem for over half of the worlds population.2、Based on the text, the resistant starch _.Aexists in large amounts in cooked riceBdecreases the possibility of a “sugar hit” and provides more caloriesCis helpful in digestion and lowers the rate of overweight an

39、d diabetesDincreases peoples appetite and improves the growth of healthy germs3、The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to _.Aresistant starch Bcooked riceCthe approach Dmedia release4、Where does this text probably come from?AAn environmental report. BA medical journal.CAn engineering textboo

40、k. DAn agricultural magazine.24（8分）Id like to share a little story with you about something that happened when I was four. I remember it clearly. Our loving family dog was nearing the end of his life. My father picked him up and put him in a little bed we had made for him. Our dog, my companion, who

41、m we had cared for, bit my father when he attempted to help him. How could he? Why? I couldnt understand it. I didnt like him anymore. I hadnt thought about that story for a long time but something that happened last week brought it back to me. I went to speak with a friend. When I knocked on the do

42、or, I met in an instant an angry look and a few harsh(尖刻的)words. When the door was slammed(砰地关上)in my face, I stood there shocked, and in a rush, I was reminded of my dog bit my father 20 years ago or so. What brought that story back was that same feeling of betrayal. Both stories taught me somethin

43、g the next day. You see, when I got up in the morning and was told my dog had died, it became clear to me that he must have been in great pain. For him to have bitten a family member, he could not have been himself. Much the same for the other story when I learned that my friends wife had just left

44、him. We are all beings of our environments, our opinions and feelings. And all of those things can cause you to say and do things that cant be understood by those who are not in the same situation with you. If you meet someone either behaving out of character or acting in a way that doesnt seem to f

45、it the situation, put out your hand and be patient when you think it is least possible for him to do so. You may turn around a story that has a sad ending simply by your actions.1、The incident that happened when the author was four_.Ahurt the authors feeling deeplyBhas puzzled the author ever sinceC

46、left a deep impression on the authorDmade the author dislike dogs2、What made the author think about the story of about 20 years ago?AHis friends attitude.BThe photo of the dog.CHis fathers wound.DHis friends suffering.3、The authors friend said harsh words to the author because_.Ahe was bad-temperedB

47、he was suffering the pain of losing his wifeChe was bothered by an unexpected visitDthey once quarreled and he couldnt forgive the author4、What conclusion did the author get from the two stories?AMisunderstanding should be removed in time.BSometimes one will be hurt without any reason.CMany people t

48、hink more of themselves and less of others.DMany factors will affect ones behavior.5、Whats the authors advice to us?AHelp those in need.BLook before you leap.CLearn to understand others.DTolerance is a kind of virtue.25（10分） Andrew Jackson has been sitting pretty on the $20 bill for 87 years. Is it

49、time to bring some new blood to the banknote?The non-profit organization called Women on 20s is campaigning to put a womans face on American money. Barbara Ortiz Howard, the companys founder, would like to see a woman on the $20 bill by 2020.That year marks the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amend

50、ment to the United States Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.Howard got the idea when she realized that her daughter had no everyday reminders of famous women in history. She asked her friend Susan Ades Stone, a journalist, to join her cause. “Part of the aim is to educate as many peop

51、le as possible about as many women as possible,” Ades says. “We want to see how many people we can reach.”American money values the successes of former presidents and founding fathers. Currently, there are only two women on money: Susan BAnthony is the face of the rare dollar coin, and Sacagawea can

52、 be seen on the gold dollar coin. There are no women on paper bills.With help from writers and historians, Howard and Stone came up with a voting list featuring 15 important women. Ades says there is a standard for choosing candidates. They look at the womens contributions to our world, and at what

53、challenges they faced.More than 72,000 people have voted so far in the poll. Ades says the competition has narrowed to a “very close race”, but wont say whos in the lead. After two rounds of voting, Women on 20s will send their campaign to the White House for consideration. The final decision is up

54、to the Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew. Lew is unlikely to make a change without the presidents approval. But last year, when a little girl asked the president why there arent any women on US currency, he said that adding a woman is a “pretty good idea”.1、When did American women begin to enjoy voting r

55、ights?AIn the 1920s. BIn the 19th century.CFewer than 20 years ago. DMore than 200 years ago.2、We can know from the text that _.AHoward and Stone decided the voting list on their ownBHowards idea has something to do with her daughterCso far no American women have appeared on coinsDformer presidents

56、rule American money3、What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AAdes has announced the victor of the voting.BIts impossible for Jack Lew to make a change.CThe president will probably support such a change.DThe final decision is due to be made by the president.4、What can be the best title of the t

57、ext?AThe future faces of moneyBDifferent faces chosen on moneyCConstant changes in money facesDA campaign for womens faces on money第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分）They say after a parents dies, the surviving children can taken on some of their pare

58、nts characteristics. I 1 becoming anything like my dad for years 2 I wanted to be me, not him; but there I sat at his memorial service several months ago, telling myself, “ Youve 3 a lot more of your dad in you than you think.”There is this phrase my dad 4 , and I know Im going to sound 5 to complai

59、n about it, but it used to 6 me. “ I am so proud of you,” he told us kids, whether wed won a race or helped others. That should be a (n) 7 thing, but heres what always 8 my mind: “ You are taking credit for what isnt really yours. You can be proud, but the 9 is mine.Your parent is doing his best to

60、give you 10 , but you do not 11 it. “ Im so proud of you.” It came out of my dads mouth 12 , on those calls where I might have 13 something that happened at work or when he and Mom came to visit and we 14 the talents of our two boys. I knew the feeling of parental 15 well, especially when my boys ac