上海宝山区2021届高考英语质量抽查试卷二模试卷

宝山区高考英语质量抽查试卷（满分：140分 考试时间：120分钟）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionAD.Amanager.Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.D.Amanager.A.Avisaofficer.B.Aninterviewer.C.Astudent.C.Inapostoffice.D.Inacafe.A.Inafactory.B.Atanairport.C.Inapostoffice.D.Inacafe.A.Sheenjoystravelingthissummervacation.ShehadanunpleasantexperienceinSydney.Sheisconsideringwhethertotravelabroad.Shespeakshighlyofherexperiencelastyear.A.Waittilltheendoftheyear.Walktohisworkplace.Takepublictransportation.Buythecarrightnow.A.Agift. B.Atrip. C.Ajob. D.Avisit.A.Themanissaidtobeavegetarian.ThemandislikesAmericanfood.ThemanhasgotusedtoAmericanfood.ThemanisillbecauseofAmericanfood.A.Doubtful. B.Upset.A.Managerandsecretary.A.Doubtful. B.Upset.A.Managerandsecretary.Employerandemployee.C.Disappointed.D.Annoyed.B.Doctorandpatient.Teacherandstudent.A.Shewillprobablygotoseeadoctorrightaway.Shehasrefusedtotakemedicineforherthroat.She'dbetteravoidspeakingeveninalowvoice.Shecan'tmakeherselfunderstoodwhenwhispering.A.Thewomandoesn'tliketodrinkcoffeeinanycase.Thewomandrinkscoffeejusttoprepareforfinals.Themandoesn'tdrinkcoffeewhenmeetingpeople.Themandrinkscoffeewhenmakingmoreproducts.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Becauseamonthlyfeehastobepaid.Becauseitgoeswrongonhot,sunnydays.Becauseit'shardandexpensivetobeinstalled.Becauseitoftenmakesusconfusedwhenused.A.It'sadreamthatwillcometruesoonerorlater.It'sanewandgoodwaytotrackyourvehicle.It'saregulardevicethatworkswithasmartphone.It'satrackingdevicethatischangingourlifegreatly.A.Efficientbutexpensive.Innovativebuttime-consuming.Freebuthardtoinstall.Smallbutuser-friendly.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.3%. B.15%. C.About18%.D.Over30%.A.Britishseniormanagers. B.Patientsinmentalhospital.C.Primeministers. D.Americanpresidents.A.Factorsofaffectingpeople'ssuccess.Importanceofkeepingemotionalhealth.Encouragingchildrentohaveambitions.Relationshipsbetweenhardshipandsuccess.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Becausehethoughtsmokingwoulddogoodtohisheart.Becausehedidn'tbelievesmokingwouldbethatharmful.Becausehethoughtsmokingcouldhelphimfeelrelaxed.Becausehebelievedsmokingcouldmakehimfeelexcited.A.Airpollution.B.Smoke.C.Secondhandsmoke.D.Thirdhandsmoke.A.Becausethegovernmenthasn'ttakenanyeffectivemeasurestostopsmoking.Becauseeachyearmanychildren'sdeathisconnectedwithsecondhandsmoke.Becausesmokingandsecondhandsmokedomoreharmtochildrenthanadults.Becausethegovernmenthaspassedtherelevantlawtopreventfromsmoking.A.Thesmelloftobaccosmokeleftonthingssuchasclothes,furnitureandsoon.Thetobaccosmokeaccidentallycausedbythethirdpersonwhosmokesnearby.Thepoisonouschemicalsreleasedfromthingslikeclothes,furnitureandsoon.Thepoisonouschemicalsfromtobaccosmokeleftonthingslikeclothesetc.□.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Ase加/@〃e〃e"5(创业者)，wehadavision,werealizedit,andnowwe(21)(run)ourowncompanies.Butthedreamcandamageour"work-lifebalance."Whenthesuccessofthecompanyrestsonyourshoulders,you'vealwaysgotanexcusetoput(22)elseonhold.WhatI'velearned(23)(face)thedemandsofastart-upcompanyandayoungfamilyoverthepastcoupleofdecadesisthatsometimesthebestwaytosolvethework-lifebalanceproblemistothinksmall.Makeahandfuloflifestylecorrections(24),individually,maynotsoundallthatexciting,buttakentogether,canpreventyoufromgettingtootired.Here'smylistoflifehacksthatwillhelppreventexhaustion:WorkfromhomeonedayaweekFewthingsgiveyouamoregrounded,in-controlfeelingthangettingthingsdoneinyourownspaceandatyourownpace.Insteadofleavingtheoffice(25)(clear)myheadoveraStarbuckscoffee,Icanfoldthelaundry,andcutbackoneveninghousework.Nottomention,workinginpajamasisoneoflife's(26)(underestimate)pleasures.PencilintimeforexerciseItreallybotheredme(27)withthedemandsofcompanyandfamily,mytennisgamewasgoingdownthedrain.Thatmaysoundunimportant,butitwasn'ttome,(28)itwasameaningfulpartofmylifeoutsideofwork.Togetsomebalancebackinmylife,Irearrangedmyschedule.Twomorningsaweek,Iwokeupanhour(29)(early)toworkoutwithatenniscoach.Ifsportsaren'tyourthing,tryyogaorthathobbythatyoualwayslovedbutletgoofafterstartingyourbusiness.Learnsomethingnew,outsidetheofficeItcanbedrainingtoalwaysbethepersonwho'ssupposedtohavetheanswersasabusinessleader.It'ssurprisinglyliberatingtobeontheotherside,(30)(absorb)knowledgewithoutthepressuretoperformortoalwaysberight.SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.A.wanderedB.wonderingC.benefitsD.breakthroughE.potentiallyF.playingG.checkedH.unfamiliarI.negativeJ.typicallyK.possibilitiesWhileIwasjumpingrope,myphonetookafalltothehardwoodfloorwhichcreatedmultiplecracksonmyscreen.However,themusickept31,soallaswell-orsoIthought.Thirtyminuteslater,Icouldseeonlyone-tenthofmyscreenwhiletherestwaspitch-black.Thenextmorning,Idecidednottogotothephonestorefor24hours,Ifelta(n)32senseofcalmthatday,whichledtomynotgoingforoneweek.Oneweekendedupbecoming60dayswithoutmysmartphone.Herearethree33Inoticedandwhyyoumaywanttoconsiderasmartphonedetox(戒除期)yourself:•You'llbecomeboredWhileinlineataStarbucks,Inoticedhoweveryindividualhadtheirheaddown,eyesfixedontheirsmartphone.Withnothingtodistractmyselfwithduringthewaitingperiod,Ibecamebored,andmymind34throughallsortsoftopics.Boredomis35somethingweavoidatallcosts.However,boredomistheperfectwaytomakea(n)36onabusinessideaorproject.Whenyouenterastateofboredom,youallowyourmindtorelaxandescapefromtherealitiesoftodaytotheinfinite37oftomorrow.You'llbeabletodramaticallyreduceyour"work"hoursAstudyfoundthatadultsages18to3338theirsmartphones85timesaday,oronceevery10minutes.AsIlearnedduringmyexperiment,placingsomedistancebetweenmyselfandmydevicehelpedmefallintodeepworkmoreeasily.Bynothavingmysmartphone,mydistractiontimewentdownandthusmyhoursofworkwerespentmoreefficientlyandeffectively.Onnumerousoccasions,Ifoundmyself39whattodowiththeafternoonsinceIhadalreadycompletedmyhigh-impacttasksfortheday.Yourmentalwell-beingwillreceiveaboost(提高)Obviously,withoutacellphone,Iexperiencedalackof40newsandcomments.Whilethathelpedcauseadramaticboostinmymentalwell-being,thebiggestreasonforitwastrulyconnectingtopeople.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Asachild,whatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup?Ifyouwerelikemostchildren,youprobablyletyourimaginationrun41__.Maybeyoudreamedofflyingintospaceorbeingafamouschef.Thenperhapsovertheyears,yourdreamsbecamemore42.Oryoumighthavegivenuponsomealtogether.Ifthat'sthecase,thentoday'sthedayforyou.January13thisMakeYourDreamsComeTrueDay.Ifyou'vebeen43fulfillingyourdreams,thisisthedaytomakeafreshstart.It'simportanttodreambecausedreamscangiveusthe44tosucceedinlife.Dreamsinspireandmotivateus.Thegreatthingaboutdreamsisthatthere'sno45toaccomplishthemrightaway.Theymighttakeafewyearsortheymighttakealifetimeto46 .Theimportantthingisthatyou're47workingtowardyourdream.Andthebestwaytodothatisbysettinggoals.Whatisthe48betweenadreamandagoal?It'sbeensaidthatdreamsarethefinaldestination;goalsarethestopsalongtheway.Dreamscanbevery49 .Butthestepsyoutaketoreachthemshouldbevery50.Yourdreamsstatewhatyouwant,butgoalsexplainhowyou'llgetthere.Thatmakesgoalsettinganecessarystepin51yourdreams.Manysuccessfulpeoplehavespokenaboutdreams.FormerU.S.SecretaryofStateColinPowellstressedthe52ofworkingforyourdreams."Adreamdoesn'tbecomerealitythroughmagic:ittakessweat,53andhardwork."AuthorLesBrownremindedusthatdreamshaveno54limit.Youarenevertoooldtosetanothergoalortodreamanewdream.Ifyou'vebeendreamingaboutdoingsomethingforyears,starttoday.Writedownyourdream,and55yourgoals.Thenyou'llbeonyourwaytomakingyourdreamscometrue.41.A.fastB.highC.wellD.wild42.A.colorfulB.amazingC.realisticD.attractive43.A.puttingoffB.takingoffC.gettingoffD.payingoff44.A.opportunityB.directionC.energyD.access45.A.pressureB.doubtC.senseD.need46.A.seekB.achieveC.explainD.design47.A.reallyB.almostC.alwaysD.hardly48.A.conceptB.similarityC.comparisonD.difference49.A.unrealB.generalC.changeableD.flexible50.A.specificB.abstractC.commonD.complicated51.A.imagingB.avoidingC.reachingD.believing52.A.processB.benefitC.consequenceD.importance53.A.bloodB.determinationC.intelligenceD.loyalty54.A.ageB.extraC.spaceD.normal55.A.transferB.convertC.establishD.devoteSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.（A）In2008,someone,orperhapsagroupofpeople,usingthenameSatoshiNakamotopublishedapapertoanonlinegroupthatdiscussedcryptography（密码使用法）.Thatpaperdescribedaprocessthatwouldusecryptographytocreateasecureelectroniccashsystem,nowknownasacryptocurrency（加密货币）.Persontopersonpaymentscouldbemadeonlineusingasharednetworkofcomputersinsteadofabankorotherfinancialinstitution.Eachdealcouldhappenveryquickly.Thesharednetworkofcomputerswouldalsoserveasthemeanstoprovethosedealssafely.Gettingridoftheneedforacentralizedbankingsystemwouldopenupthepossibilityforanyonetobecomepartofthedigitaleconomy.Today,therearewelloverathousanddifferentcryptocurrencies.MostarestilltryingtobefeasibleglobalpaymentsystemslikeBitcoin.Theyareheldbackbyproblemsaffectingtheentirecryptocurrencyindustry.Oneissueisweaksecurityoncryptocurrencywebsiteswhereuserseitherstoretheirelectroniccashinvirtual"wallets"orexchangeonekindofelectroniccashforanother.Inrecentyears,cleverthieveshavebrokenintomanyofthesewebsitesandstolenelectroniccash.Thewebsitesarestrugglingtoprotecttheirusersfromsuchthefts.Anotherproblemisthelargenumberoffakecryptocurrenciesthatareadvertisedontheinternet.Theadvertisementsinviteinternetuserstovisitwebsitesofferingnewcryptocurrencies.Manyvisitorsarepersuadedbythewebsitestobuytheircryptocurrenciesusingactualmoney.Later,thewebsitesdisappearalongwiththevictims'money.Inresponsetothisproblem,companieslikeFacebookandGooglearelimitingcryptocurrencyadvertisingontheirwebsites.WhatdoesthearticleexplainaboutSatoshiNakamoto?Satoshi'sbackgroundininternationalbankingandinvestmentSatoshi'sgravedoubtsaboutthetruevalueofcryptocurrenclesSatoshi'sclosepartnershipwithsuspiciousfinancialinstitutionsSatoshi'scontributiontothedevelopmentofthedigitaleconomyAccordingtothisarticle,whatistrueaboutnumerouscryptocurrencywebsites?Theyandtheirusershavebeenrobbed.They'verevealedtheidentitiesoftheirusers.Theyrewardtheiruserswithcoolprizes.Theyarrangerecreationaleventsforusers.

Whatdoesthearticleindicateaboutthecryptocurrencyindustry?It'shadtolayofflotsofworkers.It'scelebratingaprofitableyear.It'sfacingsomeseriouschallenges.It'ssetaveryhighmoralstandard.Accordingtothisarticle,whyareFacebookandGooglelimitingcryptocurrencyadvertising?Fewcryptocurrenciesneedtobemarketed.They'vecreatedtheirowncryptocurrency.Theydon'tlistentocryptocurrencyfans.Toomanycryptocurrenciesaren'treal.（B）"Changingtheworld"mightseemlikeanunrealisticgoal.Whenfacedwithhugeproblemssuchasairpollutionorenergyshortages,wheredoyoustart?Taoyuan-basedGogorobelievesyoustartwithascooter.ProofofconceptIn2015,GogorobrokeontothescenebyreleasinganelectricscootercalledtheSmartscooter.Unlikemostelectricscooters,thisonewouldn'tneedtobepluggedintorecharge.Instead,userswouldstopbyGoStationstoexchangedrainedbatteriesforfullychargedones.Gogorowastakingarisk.Ifpeoplewerenothappywiththesystemofchangingbatteriesthewholeprojectcouldfail.Theydidn'tneedtoworry,though.OnlyoneyearlaterGogorosoldtheir10,000thSmartscooter!SettingthebarFastforwardto2019andthereleaseoftheSeries3Smartscooter.Gogoroscootersareaspopularandrevolutionaryasever.TheirbrightcolorsarechosenbyBeatriceSanticcioli,afamouscolordesignerwhohelpedshapemajorbrandslikeApple,NikeandSwatch.Inadditiontothescooters'brightcolors,plentyofcoolaccessories（配件）areavailablesoyoucanmakeyourscooteryourown.Butmostimportantofall,Gogorocontinuestopavethewaytowardafutureofresponsibleenergyconsumption.LookingforwardMultiplecitiesandcountrieshavecommittedtomakingtheirtransportationall-electricinthecomingyears,andGogoroishelpingmakethatpossible.Orderedapackage?CompanieslikeDHLandTaiwanPostnowhavefleetsofSmartscooterstomakedeliveries.Needaride?UnlockaGogoroinBerlin,ParisorMadrid,thankstoscootersharingservices.TheSmartscooterisdefinitelyingenious,butthere'smore"AtGogoro,Ithinktheessentialthingisthatwewanttochangehowpeopleuseenergy.AndtheSmartscooterisonlythebeginning,"saysHoraceLuke,Gogoroco-founderandCEO.ThisiswheretheGoStationcomesin.Tomorrow'senergyGostationsareAl-equipped.Theytrackbatteryhealthtomaximizeeachbattery'slife.Theyrechargebatteriesduringoff-peakhourstoreducestrainonthecity'spowergrid（输电网）.Buttheyalsolearnwhenusersusuallyvisitandprioritizesupplyingchargedbatteriesatthosetimes.Thefactofthematteris,citiesareonlygettingbigger.Therearealreadydozensofmegacities（特大城市）intheworld,andtherewillonlybemoreinthefuture.Gogoro'sdreamisthetransformationofmegacitiesintosmartcities,wherepowerisplentifulandresponsible.Theyhopetobeabigpartofthattransformation.Comparedwithotherelectricscooters,theSmartscooter.canrechargeitselfinGostationsinmegacitiesonlyneedstochangebatteriesinGostationswouldn'tneedtoberechargedatallinlifecanberechargedbyitsusersinGostationsGogoroscootersarepopularandrevolutionarymainlybecause.theircolorsarechosenbyafamouscolordesignertheircolorsaredifferentfromthoseofothersitisagoodwayforpeopletoconsumeenergyitcanhelpussolvetheproblemofenergyshortageWhatcanweconcludefromthepassage?Themoremegacitiesthereare,themoreGoStationsmayappear.GoStationswillsoonentirelytaketheplaceoftraditionalstations.PeopleneednotgotoGoStationsespeciallyduringpeakhours.Moremegacitieswillappearthroughouttheworldinthefuture.（C）Withsomanyinvestmentsrequiredofustosucceed-time,resources,talents,responsibilities,evenfinancesforourretirement-it'seasytolosesightofthemostdifficultinvestmentofalltocommitto:ourselves.Gettingtothepointwhereyou'rereadytostartupgradingtoyou2.0isn'teasy.Butitdoesn'tmeandroppingtheballeverywhereelse.It'snotaboutomissions,butadmissions.Comecleanwithyourselftokick-startyourpersonalgrowth.Unstuckstartswith"u"Noonepurposelychoosestostoplearningandgrowingagain,itjustkindofhappensinalotofdailyresponsibilitiesandlife.Andifitwereeasytojustkickitintoge〃（挡位）again,youwouldhavealreadydoneit.Butthetruthisinescapable.Ifyouwanttogetoffthatplacetohigherground,it'suptoyouandonlyyou.Noonewilljusthandyouasteadystreamofopportunitiesforgrowth.You'vebeenworkinginyourlife,notonitActivityisoftenconfusedwithacceleration（忙碌）.Iwasguiltyofthisforyearsinworkingplace-stayingalwaysbusybutnotadmittingIwasbored.IwaslostinactivityandnotsteppingbacktotaketimetoquestionwhatIwantedmylifetobe.OnceIbeganworkingonmylife-quittingcorporate,becominganentrepreneur,restructuringtomylife-Istartedgrowingonceagain.AndI'veneverbeenhappier.Thingsaren'thappeningtoyou,they'rehappeningforyouAvictimmentality（心态）istheenemyofpersonalgrowth.Lamentingovereverythingthathasgonewronginyourlifeonlywastesenergyfromworkingtomakemorethingsgoright.Ifyouwanttokick-startgrowth,youmustviewsetbacksashavingapurpose,andthenputthemintheirplace.Thepastshouldn'trunordefineyou-onlyfuelyou.Theperfecttimetostartdoesn'texistIhadsomanythingsthathadtobejustrightbeforeIcouldmakemylong-plannedleapfromcorporate.I'dtellmyself,"I'dlovetogoforitrightnow,butpracticallyspeaking."Well,guesswhat?Practicalityispoison.It'stheconvenientexcusestoppingyoufromwhatyou'remeanttobecome.It'stimetounplugothers'opinionsGrowwhereyouwanttogrow.Learnwhatyouwanttolearn.Whereveryouareonthescaleofwhatyouwanttolearnnext-beitbeginnerornear-expertownit,beproudofit.Pretensesareforpretenders.You'rejusttryingtobecomeabetterversionofyourgenuineself.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?Ifyouwanttosucceed,youhavetoinvestyourselffirst.Upgradingyourselfishard,butyoustillneedtocontinue.Givingupupgradingyourselfisjustlikedroppingtheball.It'sakindofresponsibilitytogoonlearningthoughit'shard.Thewordlamentinthelastbut4paragraphsmostprobablymeans.toexpresssadnessandfeelingsorryaboutsomethingtorepeatwhathappenstoyouinthepastofyourlifetoshowsomeregretfulfeelingorthoughtforyourpasttorecognizesomethingthathasgonewronginthepastAccordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat.thebusieryouare,thehappierandbetteryouwillbewhathappenedshouldn'tpreventyou,butprotectyouwhoeveryouare,justgrowwhereyouwanttogrowhowwellyougrowisactuallydecidedbyyourselfHowmanyaspectsdoesthewriterillustratehisideaonpersonalgrowth?A.3. B.7. C.5. D.6.SectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesinthebox.Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.LearningfromyourachievementsandmistakeswillsetyouupforcontinuedsuccessTheanswerstothesequestionsmayhelpyoudevelopresolutionsforthenextyearWhateveritis,ifyoudon'tknowwhatyourgoalis,you'renotlikelytoreachitAnddon'tneglectsayingthankyoutothepeopleresponsibleforthingsonyourlistThencommittofollowingyourplantotheendButreflectingonthepastdoesn'tmeanbeinginvolvedinyourfailuresAs2019drawstoaclose,itcanbehelpfultothinkaboutfinishingwhatyouhavestarted.Withthatinmind,herearesomethoughtsonfinishingprojectsandseasonswell.FinishingprojectsOnesteptofinishingaprojectcomesnearthebeginning:definewhatitmeansfortheprojecttobefinished.Thiscouldmeangettinganarticlepublished,submittingareporttoyourbossorteacher,orcreatingdesignsforaproduct. 67 .Inordertofinishprojects,youmustalsoplanoutthestepsyouwilltake.Breakyourbigtaskintosmallerones,andgiveyourselfashort-termdeadlineforeachofthem.68.Thenwhenyoudofinish-celebrate!Takesometimetoenjoyyouraccomplishmentandrewardyourselfforallyourhardwork.Alsotakesometimetoconsiderhowtheprojectwentwhatyoudidwell,andwhatneedsimprovement.69.FinishingtheyearAswecometotheendof2019,it'sgoodtotakesometimetopauseandreflectonthepastyear.Whatgoalsdidyoureachorwhathaveyoulearned?Whatwouldyouliketododifferentlynextyear?Whileyou'rethinking,considerthingsyou'rethankfulforfromtheyear.Youcouldmakealistof12,oneforeachmonth,or52,oneforeachweek.Orjustwritedownasmanythingsasyoucanthinkof.Thiswillhelpyouendtheyearwithapositiveattitude.70.Ifyoumademistakes,recognizethemandthenmoveon.Noonecanchangethepast,butyoucanlearnfromitandcreateanewfuture.Byfinishingprojectsandyearswell,youcanmovetowardyourlong-termgoalsandsetyourselfupforfuturetriumphs.IV.SummaryWriting71.Directions:Readth