2023学年上海市闸北区高考考前模拟英语试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor2．We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should3．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．asC．orD．but4．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn5．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking6．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly7．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that8．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto9．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary10．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor11．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve12．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who13．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto14．—Someonewantsyouonthephone.—________nobodyknowsIamhere.A．AlthoughB．AndC．SoD．But15．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved16．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom17．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone18．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict19．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection20．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously第二部分阅读理解（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）Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby2300.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.22．（8分）We’veallbeenthere:You’reatadullworkmeetingorpresentation,andyourmindkeepswanderingtowhattoeatforlunch,yourweekendplans,orwhat’sgoingonwiththenewseasonofStrangerThings.Don’tfeelsobadaboutallyourdaydreaming.Mind-wanderingmaybeasignofintelligenceandcreativity,accordingtoanewstudyinthejournalNeuropsychologia.Andaslongasyourperformanceatworkdoesn’tsufferwhenyourminddrifts,daydreamingmaynotbesuchabadthingafterall,thestudyauthorssay.ResearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologywantedtostudywhathappenstopeople’sbrainpatternswhenthey’retoldtoliestillanddonothing—aprimeopportunityformind-wandering.Sotheyasked112studyparticipantstodojustthat:lieinanMRImachinewhilestaringatafixedpointforfiveminutes.Theresearchteamusedthosereadingstoidentifywhichpartsofthebrainworkedtogetherduringthistypeofawakebutrestingstate,andtheyalsocomparedthereadingstoteststheparticipantstooktomeasuretheircreativeandintellectualabilities.Inaddition,theparticipantsfilledoutaquestionnaireabouthowmuchtheirmindwanderedindailylife.Theresearchersmadeseveralinterestingconnections.Peoplewhoreportedmorefrequentdaydreamingduringthedayscoredhigheroncreativeandintellectualtests.TheirMRIsalsoshowedtheyhadmoreefficientbrainsystems-meaningdifferentregionsofthebrainweremoreinpacewitheachother—comparedtopeoplewhoreportedlessfrequentmind-wandering.Thefindingthatmind-wanderingisassociatedwithintelligencewassomewhatsurprising,saysleadauthorChristineGodwin,apsychologyPhDcandidate.That’sbecausepreviousresearchhaslinkedmind-wanderingtopoorerperformanceonmemoryandreading-comprehensiontests,lowerSATscores,negativemood,andmentalhealthdisorders.1、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsdaydreaming?A．Unconcerned.B．Approving.C．Cautious.D．Doubtful.2、Whatcantheparticipantsdoduringtheexperiment?A．Telllies.B．Dosomereading.C．Lieandstare.D．Answersomequestions.3、What’sthefindingoftheexperiment?A．Daydreamingmayresultingoodmemory.B．Thefindingiscontradictorytothepreviousresearch.C．Daydreamingissomewhatassociatedwithmentalhealth.D．Themoreyouaremind-wandering,thelessintelligentyouare.4、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．DaydreamingisNotSoBadB．WhyPeopleareAlwaysDaydreaming?C．DaydreamingisHarmfultoTheBrainD．AnExperimentReportonDaydreaming23．（8分）Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere“morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpected”aboutmovingbackhome–theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents’financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa“familyproject”.Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.“However,”thestudysays,“day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduates”.Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.1、Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?A．Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B．Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren’sreturn.C．Theparents’qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D．Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby_____.A．causeB．defeatC．ariseD．allow3、Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.4、Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.24．（8分）Babies’mainfoodisricecereal.Butitisoftenpoisoned.Studieshavefoundthatmanybrandscontainmeasurableamountsofinorganicarsenic(无机砷),themostpoisonouskind.It'snotjustnice:anAugust2018studytested50foodsmadeforbabies.includingorganicandnonorganicbrandssuchasGerber,EarthsBest,andotherpopularlabels,andfoundevidenceofatleastonedangerousheavymetalineveryproduct.Fifteenofthe50containedenoughcontaminants(污染物)toposepotentialhealthriskstoachildeatingoneservingorlessaday.Heavymetalscandamagecognitive(认知的)developmentinchildren,whoareespeciallyatriskbecauseoftheirsmallersize.InorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasbeenfoundtolowertheIQscoresofchildrenbyfivetosixills.Andasheavymetalsaccumulateinthebodyovertime.theycanraisetheriskofcancer,diabetesandotherphysicalconditions.Ofcourse,findingyou’reyourfavoritebrandiscontaminatedisnotareasontopanic.Lowlevelsofexposureforshortperiodsareunlikelytocauseseriouseffects,butparentsshouldfocusonreducingtheoveralllevelsofthesepoisonoussubstancesintheirchildren'stotaldiettolimitharm.HeavymetalsoccurnaturallyonEarthandarepresentinsoilandwater.Butpesticides(杀虫剂),miningandpollutionincreasetheirconcentrations,andfarmingandfoodmanufacturingprocessescancontributeevenmore.Foodmakersareclearlyofkeepingbabyfoodpoison-free:roughlyathirdofthetestedproductsdidnotcontainworrisomemetallevels.Somecompaniesarealreadytryingtolookintothesourcesofcontaminationintheirproductsandtrytoreducethem.Morecompaniesshouldfollow.Butthebestchanceofrealchangewillcomewithlaws.CurrentlytherearenoU.Srulesonacceptablelevelsofheavymetalsinbabyfoods.Thegovernmentandthefoodindustryshouldunitetodealwiththeseriousthreattoourchildren.1、WhatdidtheAugust2018studyfind?A．Fifteenofthe50foodbrandscontainedcontaminantsB．Allorganicfoodbrandscontainedsomeinorganicarsenic.C．Earth’sBestprovedtobeapoison-freebabyfoodbrand.D．Alltestedproductswerecontaminatedwithheavymetals.2、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,inorganicarsenicindrinkingwaterhasabadeffectonchildren's_____A．intelligenceB．behaviorC．sightD．emotion3、Inthefourthparagraph,thewriterindicatesthat_____A．foodstorageisamajorsourceofmetalcontaminationinthefoodproductsB．manyfoodmakershaven'ttakenenoughsafetystepstoreducemetallevelsC．foodmakersshouldfigureoutthesourcesofcontaminationintheirproductsD．foodcompaniesmustbebannedfromproducingfoodscontainingheavymetals4、Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisthevitalsteptomakearealdifferencetotheworryingsituation?A．Steppingupbabyfoodtests.B．ListingharmfulheavymetalsC．MakingoutrelevantregulationsD．Punishingfoodlawbreakers.25．（10分）Humanshaveuniquelyexpressivefaces.Welaugh,wecry,weturnredwithfeeling.Now,scientistsreportthatblue-and-yellowmacaws(金刚鹦鹉)mayjoinusinthisclubofemotions–atleast,whenitcomestoblushing.Parrotsareknownforbeingcleverandchatty.They'reevenskilledenoughtomaketheirowntoolsandoccasionallynosetheirwayintohumanmachineslikecars.Theircuriosityandcouragearewhatmakethemexcellentpets.Soit'snosurprisethattheyhavetheirownrangeofcommunicationtools.Onthewhole,birdsarenostrangerstoblushing.Manydifferentkindsofbirdshavebeenknowntoexhibitthishehavior.Parrotownersoftennoticeitintheirpets.Themotivationsbehinditarestillamysterytoscientists,though.Tozeroinonwhymacawfacesblush,somescientistsledbyAlineBertinoftheUniversityofToursstudiedfivecaptiveblue-and-yellowmacawsastheyinteractedwitheachotherandtheirhumancaretakers.Theywereamazedtoseethathumanattentionseemedtomakethemacawsblush.Theblushingdieddownwhenthecaretakersignoredtheparrots.Facialexpressionscanbesignsofahuman'semotionalstate.Likewise,birdblushingcouldconveywell-being.It'snotquiteasobviousassmiling.Still,it'sfairlyimpressive.Afterall,thesemacawsdon'thavethesamefacialmusclesthatwedo.Thebirdsaremuchsmarterandkinderthantheylook.Theyarebelievedtobeasintelligentasmonkeys.Bertinandtheotherscientistsbelievetheirworkopensthedoortofurtherresearch.Onelimitationofthestudyisthatnomacawsinnaturalenvironmenthavebeenobserved.Thatmakesithardtodrawconclusionsaboutthebirdsasaspecies.Theyarealsonotquitesurewhattheblushingmeans.Thereisstillmoretolearnaboutthesepossibleexpressionsofemotion.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"captive"inparagraph3?A．Unique.B．Talkative.C．Curious.D．Caged.2、Birdsmightblush_____________.A．whenpeopleignorethem.B．toshowtheyarehappy.C．toshowtheyarehungry.D．whensomethingupsetsthem.3、WhatisTRUEaboutscientists'reactiontomacawsblushing?A．Theyarepuzzledbyhowbirdscancommunicatewithoneanother.B．Theyaremotivatedtocontinuestudyinghowmacawsexpressemotion.C．Theyarecuriousaboutwhyotherbirdsareunabletoconveyemotion.D．Theyareinterestedtostudymonkeystoseeiftheyblushasstrongly.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Parrotsmakeexcellentpets.B．Parrotsareskilledtomaketools.C．Themacawscancommunicatewitheachother.D．Themacawscangoredinthefacewithfeeling.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）Onemorningalltheemployeesreachedtheofficeasusual.Andonthewalltheysawabig1onwhichitwaswritten:Yesterday,thepersonwhohasbeen2yourgrowthinthiscompanypassed3.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneral(葬礼)preparedinthe4.Inthebeginning,theyallgot5forthedeathofoneoftheircolleagues(同事).6afterawhiletheystartedgetting7toknowwhowasthemanthatlimitedthegrowthofhiscolleaguesandthecompanyitself.The8inthegymwassuchthatsecurityguardswere9tocontrolthecrowdwithintheroom.Themorepeoplereachedthecoffin(棺材),themoretheexcitement10up.Everyonewhisperedtoeachother:“11onearthisthisguy?”Onebyonetheexcitedemployeesgotclosertothecoffin,andwhenthey12insideit,they13becamespeechless.Theystoodnearbythecoffin,shockedandin14,asifsomeonehad15thedeepestpartoftheirsoul.Therewasa16insidethecoffin;everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthat17:thereisonlyonepersonwhois18tosetlimitstoyourgrowth:ITIS19!!!!!!Yourlifedoesn’tchangewheneveryonearoundyouchanges.YourlifechangeswhenYOUchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefsinside.Don’tbeafraidof20;buildyourselfandyourreality.It’sthewayyoufacelifeitselfthatmakesthedifference!1、A．postB．cardC．letterD．sign2、A．encouragingB．limitingC．buildingD．helping3、A．onB．awayC．byD．down4、A．gymB．officeC．wayD．meetingroom5、A．afraidB．excitedC．sadD．calm6、A．AndB．OrC．ButD．So7、A．curiousB．pleasedC．readyD．serious8、A．surpriseB．angerC．sadnessD．excitement9、A．admittedB．orderedC．forbiddenD．forced10、A．keptB．wokeC．turnedD．heated11、A．WhoB．WhatC．HowD．Where12、A．walkedB．gotC．lookedD．turned13、A．suddenlyB．graduallyC．onlyD．extremely14、A．sorrowB．orderC．personD．silence15、A．attackedB．stolenC．touchedD．seen16、A．letterB．mirrorC．bookD．colleague17、A．readB．reflectedC．showedD．typed18、A．sureB．eagerC．ableD．afraid19、A．MEB．YOUC．HED．ITSELF20、A．punishmentB．praisesC．blameD．changes第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）语法填空Thedaythatyouallthe1．(satisfy)ofhavingallthehousework2．(do)byarobotmightstillbeafewdecadesoff.Butincreasinglyengineersaresayingthat3．(robot)aregoingtomaketheleapfromthefactoryfloortoyourfamilyroom.BillGatesoncepredictedthe“DawnoftheAgeofRobots”.What’sbehindthisnewera?It’s4．(part)amatteroftechnology.Devicesthatcanrecognizeandrespondtoahumanvoicehavebeendeveloped.Therearenowafewdifferentwaysforrobots5．(move)around.Theycanwalk,crawlorrideonwheels.Theyarebeingmadesmallerthesedaysandalsobecoming6．(efficient).Abiggerpartofthestorydepends7．theconsumers.Peoplearoundtheworldhavetirelesslysearchedforwaystogetlaziersincethe1950s8．thetelevisionremotecontrolwasinvented.Alsoconsideringtheincreasingwealthofpeople,engineersbelievetheopportunity9．(appear)ripetointroducerobotstoeaseourdailylives.Robotswilldomostofthebasichousework10．justhelpyouhavemorefunonthebasketballcourt.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）ThisafternoonwehadourPElesson.Theteacherhadtaughtushowtopractisehighjump.Thebellrangandwewenttotheplaygroundonline.Afterwarming-upexercises,theteachertoldmethewayofjumpingandthengaveusanexample.Followedtheteacheroneafteranother,myclassmatedidverywell.SoonitwasmyturnandIfeltalittlenervously.Ifailedatmyfirstattempt,butIwasnotabitdiscouraging.Ikeptonthinkingabouttheteacherswordsandpractising.Imanagedjumpoverthepoleintheend.FromthisclassIhaverealizedonecansucceedwhetherhehasperseverance,justastheoldsayinggo,“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.”第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华,得知你的英国好友Tom通过了来华从教的申请,将于今年七月到你校教学。请根据下面的提示给他写封电子邮件：1.表示祝贺;2.告知可能遇到的挑战并给出建议。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯。DearTom,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________