2023届上海市静安区高三二模英语试卷及答案

静安区2022学年第二学期高三英语试期中试卷（2023.4）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,heartenshortconversationsbetweenspeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionsbespokenonlyonce.Afterhearaconversationandthequestionaboutreadthefourpossibleanswersonyouranddecidewhichonethebestanswerthequestionhaveheard.1.A.Themancanhaveagoodrest.Thewhiteclothescolored.Theshouldtheout.D.Theneverclean.2.A.Employeespayattentionpaidleave.companyalwaysC.Thesalaryandpayleavearerarelyguaranteed.D.ThemanshouldthejobJohnsonmentioned.3.A.Jackcurrentlylivingthesouth.Jackusedwetclimate.Jackintendssettleproblemsthroughmovingthesouth.D.wantstalkJackoutofmovingthesouth.4.A.Ontheplane.abusinessAttheairport.D.aboardingschool.5.A.Theelectivecoursesystemoftengoeswrong.coursemakesmanystudentsbreakdown.studentsarechoosingcourse.D.Muskcomplainedabouttheterriblesystem.6.A.Themanshouldn’teatthecakewhentakingtheexam.Otherstudentsagreetheabouttheexam.Mostofthestudentshavepassedthephysicsexam.D.Moststudentsthinktheexamwas7.A.Themancancountonherforfinancialmatters.notsuitablebetakenbythegroup.Goodcalculatingabilityoneofherspecialties.D.Everymemberofthegroupshouldhandlefinancialmatters.8.A.5dollars.35dollars.40dollars.D.75dollars.19.A.Peterworriedabouthisbodycheckresults.Peterusuallyasilentperson.PeterhishealthcheckresultD.somethingwrongPeter’shealth.10.A.interestedvisitingscenicspotsCanada.won’tvisitNiagaraFallsbecauseofschedule.prefersvisitNiagararatherthanhaveenoughsleep.D.enjoysattendingbusinessconferencesCanada.SectionBDirections:InSectionhearpassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,beaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationbereadtwice,butthequestionsbespokenonlyonce.Whenhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonethebestanswerthequestionhaveheard.Questionsthrough13arebasedonfollowingpassage.A.Peopleareboredelectronicdevices.Peoplecanpickupdrawingskillsfromcoloring-inbooks.Childhoodmemoriescanbebroughtpeople.D.Peoplecanexperienceasimplerandquieterlife.12.A.Becausesocialmediapromotepencilsales.Becausepencilsfallvictimdigitalage.Becausegoodcoloring-inneedgoodpencils.D.Becausepencilsareneededbyhikers.13.A.raisingpencilprices.expandingfactories.hiringworkers.D.increasingworkshifts.Questions14througharebasedonfollowingpassage.14.A.Becausesheaffordpayforeducationatschool.BecauseshehatedbeingseparatedfromherBecausehome-schoolingwasencouragedbythegovernment.D.Becausemanyparentschosehomeschooltheir15.A.Thatsavesschoolingbudget.Thatenableskidsbepreparedforrealworldlife.Thatpreventskidsfromhavingconflictsclassmates.2D.Thatlessonplanscanbearrangedmore16.A.Thatshecombineslearninglife.Thatsheforbidsmobilephoneuse.Thatsheteachesherkidsbyherself.D.Thatsheneverhastroublesherkids.Questions17through20arebasedonfollowingconversation.17.A.CheckbillsMakeaplanbeforebuying.Headcheapsupermarkets.D.foodadvance.18.A.acheapcafé.Bringleftoverfoodhome.Eatreusablecontainers.D.Reducechancesdineout.19.A.PeoplecaneatPeopleshouldprocessthembeforeeating.PeopleshouldthrowthemD.Peopleshouldwaituntiltheypeak20.A.spendlessonliving.reducefoodwaste.lengthenfoodshelflife.D.treatfreshfoodandprocessedfood.II.GrammarSectionADirections:Afterreadingthetheblanksthepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.theblanksagivenword,eachblanktheproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbesteachblank.Evergripsaproblem?Pickedupanewskill?Graspedadifficultconcept?Thelanguageoflearningfullofreferencespartsofthebodyoutsidethebrain.Perhapsbecausethesephraseshintat(21)______Sincethebeginningofthisresearchershavebeenworkingonthemechanismoflearning.Theyarediscoveringthatlearningquickerthebodymovements(22)______(involve).Accordingtheeffectcouldbehuge(23)______gesturingthearmsormovingaroundaroom.Cantheseinsightsenhanceteachingandlearning?Andshouldinformthewaytechnology(24)______(employ)theclassroom?3Intheideathatthebodycanaidlearningshould(25)______nosurprise.Considerthatmanyofusprobablybeganunderstandbasicarithmeticbycountingonourfingers(26)______welearnedcountourhead.Atheorycalledembodiedcognitionsuggeststhatwhatgoesonourmindscomesfromouractionsandinteractionstheworldaroundus.meansthat(27)______(encourage)childrenthinkandlearnapurelyabstractwayactuallylessonsharderforthemunderstandandSciencebacksuptheideathatactionsreallyspeaklouderthanwordstheclassroom.Evenatthesubconsciousweappreciatethecommunicativevalueofourbodylanguage.Thereevidencethatteachers,(28)______variouscasesusearmsandhandmovementslessons,achievebetterteachingresults.Inlightofthis,temptingconcludethatteachers,andtheirstudents,hadbetterjumpupanddown,ortheirarmsaboutlikewindmillsduringlessons.ProfessorManches,advisescaution.Theconcernthatsciencehasnotquiteworkedout(29)______therelationshipbetweenbodyandmindworks.(30)______notintotheinterventiontooManches.SectionBDirections:eachblankaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereonewordthanneed.A.disadvantagenotablyenergeticH.periodicD.insufficientalternateJ.coex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otsoftough-lookingbikers.NowIwasaallaloneatnight.Thereweremanyallwearinginsigniasuggestingtheyweresortofcluborbellsbegansoundandmyheartjumpedmythroat.Iatthetheatre?HadImisreadthedateoftheevent?IfinallydecidedthatIwouldbesaferinsidethetheatrewheretherewas,acrowdofpeople.Iscurriedintothetheatre.AsIsatthere,heartracing,waitingforthestart,Imutteredaprayercontainanxieties.Alocalblues-rockbandwastheopeningactandtheirperformancedrewmyattention.Enthusiasmfortheband'sperformancesoontookawayallmyworriesfrommindandIrelax.Aftertheband,thebeganandIunderstoodthepresenceofthebikersafteraconversationtheBeingpartofananimalrescuegroup,theyhadescorteddogsfromNewJerseyChicago.Atthatmoment.Iwasstruckbythebondthathaddrawnsomanydisparatethetheatre.Singers,sportsmen,ordinaryworkers-hadallbeenbroughttogetherbyoursharedofanimals.Inewfriends.Idiscoveredanewbandandsupportedanimportantcause.Istayedtheendandmademyhotelwithoutanyincident,overjoyedthatIbrokeoutoftheboundaryIusedsetformyselfandventuredintotheunknown.amazement,therewardwasoneofthebestnightsofmylife.56.Theauthorthetheatreatfirstbecause______.A.thetheatrewasfarupthealleyshecouldn’tsparefromthetrainingshewasafraidofgettinglostonthewayD.shewasconcernedthatshewouldcatchcoldatnight57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthoraccordingthepassage?A.Thegroupofbikersaccompaniedherintothetheatre.Peopleinsidethetheatrerescuedherfromtheharmofbikers.rangbellswarnpeopleofpossibledangers.D.Theopeningactwassuccessfulcalmingherdown.58.Theunderlinedworddisparatethepassageclosestmeaning______.A.respectablediverserestlessD.common59.Thereturnedbackthehotelhappybecause______.A.shediscoveredabandsheloved7shesuccessfullywentbackthehotelsafesheknewthereasonforthepresenceofallthebikersD.shesteppedoutofcomfortzoneandgoodresultsB）8960.TheMysteriesoftheUniverseabookthat______.A.informationaboutover100objectsoftheuniversedescribesastoryhappeningtheouterspaceprovidesclose-uppicturesofpeopleandobjectsaroundchildrenD.uncoverssecretsofnaturalworldandanimals61.Accordingthepassage,whichoftheinformationaboutthebookTRUE？A.Thebookcanbeobtainedsecond-handthelowestpriceof$12.29.Thebookbelongsaseries,allbooksofwhichexplorethemysteriesofouterspace.Thebookhasbeengradedbyover4000people.DThebookcurrentlyqualifiedforfreeshipping.62.WhichofthefollowingNOTthebenefitthebookprovides?A.Increasingreadingexperiencethroughpictures.Improvingfamilyconnectionsbyjointexploration.Attractingreadersthroughthestyleoftellingstories.D.Providingsimplebookcoverbutqualitycontent.(C)Oneofthecuriousthingsaboutsocialnetworksthewaythatmessages,pictures,orideascanspreadlikewildfirewhileothersthatseemjustascatchyorinterestingbarelyregisteratall.Beforedeepintothepuzzle,considerthis:measuretheheightofyourmalefriends,forexample,theaverageabout170centimeters.are172andyourfriendsareallabouttheheightasare.Indeed,themathematicalconceptof“average”agoodwaycapturethenatureofthisdataset.Butimaginethatoneofyourfriendswasmuchtallerthanyou.Thispersonwoulddramaticallyskewaverage,whichwouldyourfriendstallerthanyou,onaverage.Inthiscase,the“average”apoorwaycapturethisdataset.Exactlythissituationoccursonsocialnetworks.Onaverage,yourcoauthorsbecitedmoreoftenthanyou,andthepeoplefollowpostmorefrequentlythanyou,andsoon.NowLermanfromUniversityofSouthernCaliforniahasdiscoveredarelatedparadox,whichtheycallthemajorityillusion.Theyillustratethisillusionanexample.They14nodes(节点)linkedupformasmallnetwork.Theythencolorthreeofthesenodesandcounthowmanyoftheremainingnodeslinkthemasinglestep.Inonesituation,theuncolorednodesseethanhalfoftheirneighborsascolored.Thisthemajorityillusion—thelocalimpressionthataspecificfeaturecommonwhentheglobaltruth10entirelydifferent.howpopulartherealworld?foundoutthatthemajorityillusionoccursalmostallnetworkscenarios.effectthepoliticalblogsnetwork,where60%ofnodeshavemajorityactiveneighbours,evenwhenonly20%ofthenodesaretrulyactive,”Lerman.Itimmediatelyexplainsmanyinterestingphenomena.astart,showshowcontentcanspreadgloballywhileothersimilarcontentdoesnot—thestartasmallnumberofwell-connectedearlyadoptersfoolingtherestofthenetworkintothinkingcommon.Theaffectednodesthenfindnaturalfollowthetrend.Arealspreadfinallycomesintobeing.Butnotamarketer’sthat,marketersmustfirstidentifythepopularnodesthatcancreatethemajorityillusionfortheaudience.Theseinfluencersmustthenbepersuadedadoptthedesiredbehaviororproduct,whichessentialtheprospectofthemarketingplan.63.Thephraseskewaveragethepassageprobablyreferstheactionof______.A.hidingtherealaveragebeunrecognizableothersproducinganaverageagainstthegeneralfeatureofdataworkingoutthecommonfeaturesuggestedbytheaverageD.ignoringtheaveragebecauseofthefrequencybywhichreviewed64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaccordingthepassage?A.Majorityillusionrarelyhasimpactsexceptpoliticalblogsfield.Themajorityillusiononsocialnetworksreliesonthatpeoplefollowpostmorethanyou.Theessenceofsuccessfulopinionspreadinitiatethetrendwell-connectedsharers.D.Thespreadscaleofideasonnetworksmainlydependsonthequalityofcontent.65.guaranteethesuccessofmarketingpromotion,vital______.A.thoroughlyunderstandtheconceptofmajorityillusionaccuratelyfigureoutwhothepowerfulpersonaffectothersdefinitelydecidewhoaretheaudienceforthepromotionD.successfullyconvincetheinfluencerspracticecertainaction66.Whatmostprobablytheofthepassage?A.Thesocialnetworkvisionthattricksyourmind.Whostealingyournetworkidentity?Minoritynetworkopinionspread,curse(诅咒)orblessing?D.beenmisledduringthelastpoliticalSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Filleachblankwithapropersentencegiventhebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearesentencesthanneed.A.ThefrustrationaboutsuchshiftingpaymenthasaddednewwrinklestheThediversityoftippingchannelssomewhateasestheconflictsdecidingtheamountoftips.Noworkersshouldhavetheirlivelihooddependontheircustomers’D.Thepopularityofdigitalpoint-of-salesystemshasalsomeantconsumersarebeingaskedmoreagainstwills,establishesanewcustomer-serverrelationship.believedthattippingtheultimateprofit-sharingplan.customerspayingserviceworkers,usuallyatrestaurants,forservicestheyreceive,hasbeenaregularpartofAmericancultureforwelloverabuttheofnewtechnologyandshiftingexpectationshaveshakenlong-standingnormsaroundthepractice.Thattogetherthepressurecanoftencreate,hasleftconsumersfeelingexhaustedbythefrequencywhichthey’reforceddecidewhichworkersandhowmuch.Abigreasonfortheofwhatbeingcalled“tiptiredness”theincreasingpresenceofdigitalpaymentsystems,whichhavereplacedtraditionalcashregistersatmostbusinesses.ratherthanbeinggiventhechancedropadollaracustomersareconfrontedatablet.thepast.___67___Theyhaveforservicesthey’dneverconsideredtippingforalsomakeslaborlawscomplicated.Inallbutahandfulofstates,employersareallowedpaytippedworkersbelowminimumwage.Incases,thestandardaslowas$2.13peraslongasworkersenoughtipsearntheequivalentofminimumwage.___68___Manypeoplearedebatingoverwhethertippingsystemneedarepair—orevenshouldbecancelledTheysaytippingneedsbeeliminatedandreplacedbyafairforallserviceworkers.Thetippingpracticeincreasesthepossibilitythatemployeeswhattheydeserve.___69___manycases,customers’amountsareguidedbyfactorsotherthanqualityoftheservicetheyreceive,whichmakesthesituationevenworse.defendersofthecurrentarrangementsaythebestoption.___70___Itprovidesachanceforworkershavemorecontrolovertheirfinancialwelfare.Ifarestaurantdoingwellbecausesafelyoperated,properlymanagedanddeliversgreatfood,customersusuallytip.Andwhenthathappens,everyone–fromthewaitthedishwashers–cansharethesuccess.12ISummaryDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizetheideaandthepoint(s)ofthepassagenothan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Second-handfashionstagesacomebackfollowersoffashionthemomentwhenasupermodelarrivedataNewfashionweekwearinga1950sdress.Thenextahuntforsomethingsimilarbegan.Thatwas2003.Fastforwardthe2020sandsecond-handfashionrenewinganewroundofcraze,andthistime,backforgood.Whensupermodelsanddesignerswerebuyingthingsatsecond-handmarketsandmatchingthemexpensivepieces,theactwasmorerelatedtheoldidealofwhatfashionwas–trend-basedandseason-based.ordinarypeoplealwayswanthavenewlooksbutthey’rebecomingmoreawareoftheimpactoftheirchoicesontheenvironment,andthebestthingwecandothisclimatecrisislimittheresourceswetakeoutoftheplanet.Second-handfashionspeakshappeningAndtheworldspeakingback.estimatedthatthetotalresaleclothesmarketexpectedrisevaluefrombillion2021$141billionby2023.than‘backforgood’,second-handfashionlookssetbecomethenewnorm.Theincreasedcraftsofrepairandupcyclinganothercontemporarydimensionthetrend.ariseyoungpeoplelookingatthingsthatalreadyexist,notonlyinspirationfrom,butalsouseasmaterialfornext-stagecreation.CurrentrepairandupcyclingskillstheirwishaEvensocialmediaplatformsareonboard.“Oncestartfindingheatatthesecond-handfashionshop,quicklyturnsintoanever-growingaddiction.Eachpiecehashistorybehindit,”saidanonlinecelebrity1.7millionfollowers.He,alongothercelebritiespostingvisitsshopsofthiskind,haspushedupsales.Theirpowerthefieldbeneglected.第II卷（共分）Directions:thefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiventhebrackets.72.你怎么敢瞒着父母把壁橱漆成灰色？(dare)73.群山在水中的倒影如此逼真，引得游客们驻足观看。(so)74.研究表明，发育迟缓在一定程度上与维生素D缺乏相关，可以通过适度的光照来弥补。relate）75.竟能提供超过万个就业岗位。(feature)VI.GuidedDirections:anEnglishcomposition120-150wordsaccordingtheinstructionsgivenbelowChinese.13你是李华，你所在的学校将于近期开展“职业一日体验”活动，共有三个备选体验场所：○1快递驿站（deliverystation○2网络科技公司（networktechnologycompany○3社区托儿所（communitynursery你选择的体验场所;你选择该场所的理由;你准备在体验当天做什么。（日记中不得出现考生姓名，学校等真实信息）14听力稿和参考答案（2023.4）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,heartenshortconversationsbetweenspeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionsbespokenonlyonce.Afterhearaconversationandthequestionaboutreadthefourpossibleanswersonyouranddecidewhichonethebestanswerthequestionhaveheard.IamIblueT-shirtthewashingmachinealltheclothesbyThatT-shirtisofgoodqualityanditclothes.Q:thewomanmean?JohnsontoldmethatthejobpaidandofpaidIshouldtheguyemptypromises.Q;thewomanmean?ItturnsoutthatJackmoveasoutherncityandifheistoldhowandhotthesouthis.Iamgoinghimthat.Q:thewomanmean?alltheclassbeenwe’llthebusinessclassofinwhatdirectionisboardingQ:thismostprobablyplace?Ohno.onlineelectivejustdown.Don’tknowthathasjustbecomeonline?Q:thewomanimply?IshouldtheapieceofIammostoftheclassitthinkotherwise.Q:thewomanmean?M:OurgroupisonemorememberofallthefinancialIamanidiotcalculatingandmeout.Q:thewomanmean?spentdollarsthemallandpurchasesdollarsqualifyparking.15Thengoandbuysomethingelse.Q:Howmuchmoremoneyshouldtheyspendorderfreeparking?M:isunusuallysilent.medicalbereleasedthisbehisoldQ:thewomanmean?MthewheninCanadaonbusiness.WithfiveIwon’tenoughtimesleep.Letalonevisitingscenicspots.Q:thewomanmean?SectionBDirections:InSectionhearpassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,beaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationbereadtwice,butthequestionsbespokenonlyonce.Whenhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonethebestanswerthequestionhaveheard.Questionsthrough13arebasedonfollowingpassage.AScottishillustratorhassurprisinglysuccessfulbecauseofher"coloring-in"booksforgrown-ups.JohannaBasford'sbooksofcraftedfill-indrawingshavecausedahugedemandfromthoseseekingswitchfromlaptopsandcomputergames.peoplelikecoloring-inbecausetheyarefedupdigitallife.Theresomethingniceaboutpickingupapencilanddrawing.arenotgoinginterruptedbysocialmedia.Besides,therealsoanelementofchildhoodmemoryinvolved.doabitofcoloringin,probablybethinkingabouthouseorjobtroubles.Andlikeothermiddle-classcrazessuchashikingorbaking,coloring-inappealspeoplelookingforasimplerandquieterlife.havingalreadytoppedthebest-sellerbookarealsogivingahugepushglobalsalesforpencils,ascoloring-infansbelievethatproducingcoloring-inmasterpiecesdependsonhigh-qualitypencils.frombeingvictimsofthedigitalage,pencilmanufacturersarenowstrugglingdealgrowingdemand.FaberCastell,theworld'swoodpencilmanufacturer,revealsthatordermeetthehugedemand,nowhavingrunshiftsatfactories.(Nowlistenagain,please.)QuestionsWhatnotmentionedasonereasonofthepopularityofcoloring-inbooks?12.Whyaresalesofpencils13.HowdoesFaberCastelldealtherisingdemand?16Questions14through16arebasedonfollowingpassage.Mostparentsknowdifficultsendachildschoolforthefirsttime.ButforDeb,feltsopainfulpartherdaughterthatshestarteddoresearchandfoundoutabouthomeschooling.“Beforethen,Ihadnoideaexistedorthatwasevenlegal,"shetellsWEEK.And12yearsDebhashome-schooledallsixofher“Home-schoolparentingoffersmanybenefits,thelowexpenses,theflexiblelessonplansandsoon,"shesays."Butpreparesfortherealworldbecausechildrenarenotstuckaclassroomonlykidstheirownage."Debherapproachdifferentfromotherhome-schoolingparents.differencethatforme,homeschoolingawayoflife,”shesays.“SomeparentsandhomeschoolingasseparatethingswhileworkedmywholehomelearningmykidsratherthanseeingthemOfcourse,Debalsohasdifficultiesdea