2021-2022学年上海市黄埔区大境中学高考英语一模试卷含答案

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which2．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from3．Whatdoyoudo,Susan?Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught4．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead5．Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed6．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting7．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．although B．evenif C．unless D．as8．Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone9．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeeze B．wrestleC．switch D．shrink10．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone11．Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailto________tothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslistedabove.A．stateB．declareC．announceD．communicate12．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution13．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved14．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why15．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it16．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar17．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere18．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual19．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever20．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which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）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dlike,soIwasrelivedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheuniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔离）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthat,dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofthenewcropssince1985,researchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,increasingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof3plantvarietiesandtheirgreen-houseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays,“thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolate."1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Safeguardingcocoa. B．Plantingcocoaworldwide.C．Keepingcocoaingreenhouse. D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.2、Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto_______.A．havecocoaskinremoved B．offermorejobstopeopleC．ensurethequalityofcocoa D．supplycocoafortwomillionpeople3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Thetasteofchocolateischanging.B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolate.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate. B．Toadvertise.C．Towarn. D．Toinform.22．（8分）TheGoldenEgg“Idon’twanttowriteastoryaboutgirls!Idon’tknowanythingaboutgirls,”LouisaMayAlcotttoldherpublisher,Mr.Niles.Butshewasdesperateformoney.Sheseemedtobetheonlyoneinherfamilywhocouldmakemoney.Nileshadaskedhertowriteaboutsomethingsheknew,insteadoftheromanticadventurestoriesshehadbeenwriting.“SoIplodaway,”Alcottwrote,”thoughIdon’tenjoythissortofthing.”Itwas1867,andthehorribleCivilWarwasover.NowAlcottcouldturnherenergytomakingmoney.Alcottwroteasimplestoryoflifeinherfamily,theirpillowfightsonSaturdaynightsandtheamateur(业余的)playstheyperformed.”Ourexperiencesmayproveinteresting,thoughIdoubtit.”(Goodjoke,”shewroteyearslater.)Herbookdescribedherdaysgrowingupwithfoursistersinafamilythathadnomoney.Shesketchedalovingmotherwhotooktimetobeinterestedineachchild,andshetoldofthedeathofabelovedsister.SheportrayedherfamilyandfriendsinherbookLittleWomen,Finally,inJulyof1868,shefinishedwriting.Withasighandaheadache,shesentoffall102handwrittenpagesofherbook.Nilesthoughtthebookwasdull,andsodidAlcott.Butwhenshereceivedhercopiesofthebook,Alcottthoughtitseemedbetterthanexpected.“Notabitsensational,”shewrote,“butsimpleandtrue.Wereallylivedmostofit.”NilesaskedsomegirlstoreadLittleWomen,andtheylovedit.Ifthegirlslikedit,Alcottwassatisfied.Inthreemonths,allthecopiesofLittleWomenhadsold.Itwasalreadytimetoprintmorebooks!Nilesthoughthecouldsellthreeorfourhundredmorecopies.”Anhonestpublisherandaluckyauthormadeadullbookintoagoldeneggforanuglyduckling,”Alcottwrotein1885.Later,withagreatsighofrelief,shewasabletowrite,“Paidoffallthedebts!NowIfeelthatIcoulddieinpeace.Ifmyheadholdsout,I’lldoallIoncehopedtodo.”1、WhichofthefollowingwouldbeusedtodescribeAlcott’sbook?A．Funny.B．Boring.C．Magic.D．Skillful.2、Inwhichorderdidthefollowinghappen?a.AlcottbeganwritingLittleWomenb.NilesaskedAlcotttowriteaboutgirlsc.Alcottwroteromanticadventurestoriesd.Alcottperformedplayswithhersisterse.NileswasnotpleasedwithAlcott’swork.A．a,b,e,d,cB．d,c,a,b,eC．c,b,e,d,aD．d,c,e,b,a3、Welearnfromthestorythat,afterLittleWomensoldout,_________-A．AlcottwroteanotherbookB．somegirlsstartedtoreadthebookC．AlcottpaidoffallherdebtsD．Nilespublishedhundredsofbooksgirlsliked4、whenshehandedherfirstwritinginNileswas__________?A．unsatisfiedwiththeworkB．happyaboutherworkC．sureofhersuccessD．unpleasedwiththepublish23．（8分）AblogpostedDec

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PMbyAlannaMallonAlannaMallonisaCambridgeCityCouncilor.EachyearinNovember,IreceiveaflurryofemailsandtextsfromfriendswhowanttovolunteerwiththeirfamiliesonThanksgivingasawaytogiveback.IalsofieldphonecallsfromorganizationswhowanttodonatetolocalprogramsthatprovideThanksgivingmeals.However,asanofficialwhostillworksinthenonprofitsector,IalsofeeldeeplyanxiousbecauseIknowtheother51weeksoftheyear,thesecriticalprogramsthatprovidefoodaccesstoresidentsinneedarestarvingforbothvolunteersanddonations.Hungerisayearroundproblem,andeachweekvolunteersarethenecessaryparttoensurethatprogramsareabletoservethecommunity.AtFoodForFree,werelyonabout100volunteersperweek,andeachofthosevolunteersisextremelyimportanttoprovidingfresh,healthyfoodtopeopleintheGreaterBostonareawhoneedit.SchoolchildrenwhotakebackpacksoffoodhomeonFridays,communitycollegestudentswhorelyonourFamilyMealsprogramtothriveinclass,elderlyanddisabledresidentswhoreceivetwicemonthlydeliveriesoffoodtotheirdoorsthroughourHomeDeliveryprogram,—theyallrelyonusensuringenoughvolunteersshowuptodothework.Thesevolunteersdon’tshowupinyoursocialmediafeeds,theydon’twinawardsandnoonewritesabouttheminthelocalnewspapers.Buttheyareheroes.Andyoucanbetoo.Ifeveryonemadeapromisetovolunteeronceamonth,orevenonceaquarter,Iknowthatwecouldreducesomeoftheanxietytheseorganizationsfeel,asamorereliablevolunteernetworkallowsthemtofocusonhelpingpeople,notfillingvolunteerslots.HereisalistofafeworganizationswhoaredoingcriticalworkinCambridgetoaddressfoodinsecurity.Offeryourtimetoanorganization,theywillbedeeplygrateful—andIamgoingtobetthatyouwillfeelprettygoodaboutyourselftoo.FoodForFree:

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223、Whatcanbelearntfromthefirsttwoparagraphs？A．Thefoodsafetyworriestheauthor.B．Volunteersareneededallyearround.C．DonationscanbemadethroughtheInternet.D．PeoplelikegettingtogetheronThanksgiving.1、Paragraph3ismainlyabout________.A．theneedforfreshfood B．thedutyofFoodForFreeC．thevalueofvoluntarywork D．thedifficultlifeoflocalpeople2、Thepassageisto________.A．callforaction B．expressthanksC．advertiseprograms D．introducewebsites24．（8分）ChinesetechgiantTencentHoldingsLtd,thelargestglobalgamingproviderandtheoperatorofQQ,aninstantmessagingsoftwareservice,haslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsaimedatencouragingyoungpeopletoexploretheoutsideworld,insteadofbeingcontinuouslyabsorbedonline.“QQhasbeeninthemarketfor18years,butitisnotaging,anditsapplicationhasbecomeyoungerandtrendier.WehopethatmoreyoungChinesecanusetheapptoconnectwithdifferentpeopleandviewsworldwide.Weneverworryaboutlosinggameplayers.Instead,wehopethatplayerscanactuallygoouttolearnmore,”saidLiDan,generalmanagerofmarketingdepartmentofthesocialnetworkgroupatTencent.China’sgamingmarketnetted(净赚)salesrevenuesof218.96billionyuan($33.75billion)in2017,jumping23.1percentyear-on-year.Meanwhile,thenumberofmobilegainplayersinChinareached462million,adding10percentoverthelastyear.AccordingtoTencentthenumberofactiveusersofQQ,whoare21yearsoldoryounger,hasbeenincreasing,andtheytendtousetheappforalongertime.StartingMay22oflastyear,QQorganizedfreetripsforyoungpeopletoGalapagos,Namibia,SpainandtheAntarctic,butitdidn’trevealthespecificamountitcontributedtothosetrips.Duringeachtrip,itselectedthreetofourparticipantsfromthosewhouploadedvideosandmadespecifictravelplansonline.Thefinalistsstandoutwiththeirclearvideostatementsandtheirenthusiasmaboutgoingonadventures.“Tencent’sapproachappearstobecontradictorywithitsowninterests.But,infact,thisisconsistentwiththecompany’slong-termgrowthstrategyandwillpromoteitsbusinessbyestablishingagoodsocialimage,”saidNeilWang,presidentofconsultingfirmFrost&SullivaninChina.1、Tencenthaslaunchedaseriesofscientificexplorationeventsto_______.A．bringinmoreprofitsB．increasethenumberofitsgameusersC．makeyoungChineseuseitsappwhileexploringnatureD．encourageyoungsterstoconnectmorewiththeoutsideworld2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．QQwasstartedintheearly1990s.B．Tencentisnotworriedaboutthelossofgameusers.C．ThepublicknewhowmuchTencentspentontheexploringtrips.D．ThenumberofmobilegameplayersinChinalastyearwasabout462million.3、ThosechosentogoonthetripsbyTencent________.A．arepeoplefromdifferentagegroupsB．canbeofferedachancetogoabroadC．shoulduploadvideostointroducethemselvesD．havetopayfortheirownfoodandaccommodation4、Fromthelastphragraph,wecaninfertheattitudeofNeilWangtowardsTencent’sapproachis________.A．approvingB．criticalC．unclearD．skeptical25．（10分）“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrenchthemechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Helliswherethe.policeareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthis,oldjokearegeneralizations,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto"existforareason".Isthereactuallyasliveroftruthinthem?Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays."Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,"saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging."Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon'tcomefromlookingaroundyou,"McCraesaid.Ifnationalstereotypesaren'trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivenseveralotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.Wemaybe"hard-wired",tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopicofnationalstereotypes.B．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthecharactersofdifferentcountries.C．Toexemplifytheargumentagainststereotyping.D．Toanalyzethestrengthsandweaknessesofpeopleindifferentcountries.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMcCrae'sattitudetowardsnationalstereotypes?A．Supportive.B．Indifferent.C．Critical.D．Uncertain.3、Accordingtosocialscientists,whyaren’tnationalstereotypesalwayscorrect?A．Becausetheyareformedbyindividualhistorians.B．Becausepeopletendtohavefalseideaaboutothercultures.C．Becausegeneralizationsaremadethroughpersonalexperience.D．Becausewhatwastrueinthepastmaynotbetrueatpresent.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"hard-wired"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Forgetful.B．Fixed.C．Anxious.D．Helpless.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）Whenonehitchhikes—travellingbygettingliftsfrompassingvehicleswithoutpaying,one1longhourseitherwaitingatalikelyintersection(岔路口)or2heavilydowntheroad,andwhenIwassoengaged,Ifound3insingingsongsorinrecitingthemanypoemsIhadmemorized,or4thela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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、D4、B5、B6、D7、D8、A9、B10、C11、B12、B13、D14、D15、B16、A17、C18、B19、A20、C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、1、A2、C3、B4、D22、1、A2、D3、C4、A23、223、B1、C2、A24、1、D2、B3、B4、A25、Inthedulltwilightofthewinterafternoon,ScarlettcametotheendofthelongroadwhichhadbegunthenightAtlantafell.Shehadsetherfeetuponthatroadasaspoiled,selfishanduntriedgirl,fullofyouth,warmofemotion,easilyconfusedbylife.Now,attheendoftheroad,therewasnothingleftofthatgirl.Hungerandhardlabor,fearandconstantpressure,theterrorsofwarandtheterrorsofReconstructionhadtakenawayallwarmthandyouthandsoftness.Aroundthecoreofherbeing,ashellofhardnesshadformedand,littlebylittle,layerbylayer,theshellhadthickenedduringtheendlessmonths.Butuntilthisveryday,twohopeshadbeenlefttosupporther.Shehadhopedthatthewarbeingover,lifewouldgraduallyreturntoitsoldface.ShehadhopedthatAshley'sreturnwouldbringbacksomemeaningintolife.Nowbothhopesweregone.Sherealizedthatforher,forthewhaleSouth,thewarwouldneverend.Thebitterestfighting,themostviolentandcruelrevenges,werejustbeginning.AndAshleywasimprisonedforeverbywordswhichwerestrongerthananyjail.PeacehadfailedherandAshleyhadfailedher,bothinthesameday,anditwasasifthelastcrevice（裂口）intheshellhadbeenclosed,thefinallayerhardened.ShehadbecomewhatGrandmaFontainehadcounse