2023年上海市静安区高三高考二模英语试卷含详解

静安区2022学年第二学期高三英语试期中试卷(2023.4)

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

1.

A.Themancanhaveagoodrest.

B.Thewhiteclotheswon,tgetcolored.

C.ThemanshouldgettheT-shirtout.

D.TheT-shirtneverstaysclean.

2.

A.Employeespayattentiontopaidleave.

B.Mr.Johnson,scompanyisalwaysempty.

C.Thehighsalaryandpayleavearerarelyguaranteed.

D.ThemanshouldtakethejobMr.Johnsonmentioned.

3.

A.Jackiscurrentlylivinginthesouth.

B.Jackisusedtowetclimate.

C.Jackintendstosettleproblemsthroughmovingtothesouth.

D.ShewantstotalkJackoutofmovingtothesouth.

4.

A.Ontheplane.B.Attheairport.

C.Inabusinesscenter.D.Inaboardingschool.

5.

A.TheschooΓselectivecoursesystemoftengoeswrong.

B.Mr.Musk,scoursemakesmanystudentsbreakdown.

C.ToomanystudentsarechoosingMr.Musk,scourse.

D.Mr.Muskcomplainedabouttheteπiblesystem.

6.

A.Themanshouldn,teatthecakewhentakingtheexam.

B.Otherstudentsagreewiththemanabouttheexam.

C.Mostofthestudentshavepassedthephysicsexam.

D.Moststudentsthinktheexamwasdifficult.

7.

A.Themancancountonherforfinancialmatters.

B.Sheisnotsuitabletobetakenbythegroup.

C.Goodcalculatingabilityisoneofherspecialties.

D.Everymemberofthegroupshouldhandlefinancialmatters.

8.

A.5dollars.B.35dollars.C.40dollars.D.75dollars.

9.

A.Peterisworriedabouthisbodycheckresults.

B.Peterisusuallyasilentperson.

C.Peterwillgethishealthcheckresulttomorrow.

D.There,ssomethingwrongwithPeter,shealth.

10.

A.SheisinterestedinvisitingscenicspotsinCanada.

B.Shewon,tvisitNiagaraFallsbecauseoftightschedule.

C.ShepreferstovisitNiagaraFallsratherthanhaveenoughsleep.

D.SheenjoysattendingbusinessconferencesinCanada.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB9youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassage

orconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillberead

twice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

11.A.Peopleareboredwithelectronicdevices.

B.Peoplecanpickupdrawingskillsfromcoloring-inbooks.

C.Childhoodmemoriescanbebroughttopeople.

D.Peoplecanexperienceasimplerandquieterlife.

12.A.Becausesocialmediapromotepencilsales.

B.Becausepencilsfallvictimtodigitalage.

C.Becausegoodcoloring-inworksneedgoodpencils.

D.Becausepencilsareneededbyhikers.

13.A.Byraisingpencilprices.

B.Byexpandingitsfactories.

C.Byhiringmoreworkers.

D.Byincreasingworkshifts.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

14.A.Becauseshecouldn,taffordtopayforeducationatschool.

B.Becauseshehatedbeingseparatedfromherdaughter.

C.Becausehome-schoolingwasencouragedbythegovernment.

D.Becausemanyparentschosetohomeschooltheirkids.

15.A.Thatitsavesschoolingbudget.

B.Thatitenableskidstobemorepreparedforrealworldlife.

C.Thatitpreventskidsfromhavingconflictswithclassmates.

D.Thatlessonplanscanbearrangedwithmoreflexibility.

16.A.Thatshecombineslearningwithlife.

B.Thatsheforbidsmobilephoneuse.

C.Thatsheteachesherkidsbyherself.

D.Thatsheneverhastroubleswithherkids.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

17.A.Checkbillsregularly.

B.Makeaplanbeforebuying.

C.Headtocheapsupermarkets.

D.Storefoodinadvance.

18.A.Pickacheapcafe.

B.Bringleftoverfoodhome.

C.Eatwithreusablecontainers.

D.Reducechancestodineout.

19.A.Peoplecaneatthem.

B.Peopleshouldprocessthembeforeeating.

C.Peopleshouldthrowthemaway.

D.Peopleshouldwaituntiltheygetpeakquality.

20.A.Waystospendlessonliving.

B.Waystoreducefoodwaste.

C.Waystolengthenfoodshelflife.

D.Waystotreatfreshfoodandprocessedfood.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

Evergottogripswithaproblem?Pickedupanewskill?Graspedadifficultconcept?Thelanguageoflearningisfull

ofreferencestopartsofthebodyoutsidethebrain.Perhapsthat,sbecausethesephraseshintat21deeper.Since

thebeginningofthiscentury,researchershavebeenworkingonthemechanismoflearning.Theyarediscoveringthat

learningiseasier,quickerwiththebodymovements22(involve).Accordingtomany,theeffectcouldbehuge

23it,sgesturingwiththearmsormovingaroundaroom.Cantheseinsightsenhanceteachingandlearning?And

shoulditinformthewaytechnology24(employ)intheclassroom?

Insomeways,theideathatthebodycanaidlearningshouldcome25nosurprise.Considerthatmanyofus

probablybegantounderstandbasicarithmeticbycountingonourfingers26welearnedtocountinourhead.

Atheorycalledembodiedcognitionsuggeststhatwhatgoesoninourmindscomesfromouractionsandinteractions

withtheworldaroundus.Itmeansthat27(encourage)childrentothinkandIeaminapurelyabstractwaymight

actuallymakelessonsharderforthemtounderstandandremember.

Sciencebacksuptheideathatactionsreallymightspeaklouderthanwordsintheclassroom.Evenatthesubconscious

level,weappreciatethecommunicativevalueofourbodylanguage.Thereisevidencethatteachers,28invarious

casesusearmsandhandmovementsinlessons,achievebetterteachingresults.

Inlightofthis,it,stemptingtoconcludethatteachers,andtheirstudents,hadbetterjumpupanddown,orwavetheir

armsaboutlikewindmillsduringlessons.ProfessorManches,however,advisescaution.Theconcernisthatsciencehasnot

quiteworkedout29therelationshipbetweenbodyandmindworks.tςWe30notjumpintothe

interventionstagetooearly,,,saysManches.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.disadvantageB.notablyC.energeticD.insufficientE.alternate

F.evolvedG.contributionH.periodicɪ.withdrawalJ.coexistK.adjusted

Thedegreetowhichseasonalchangesaffectmood,energy,sleep,appetite,foodpreference,orthewishtosocialize

withotherpeoplehasbeencalledseasonality.Seasonalaffectivedisorder（SAD）,aconditionwheredepressionsinfalland

winter31withnon-depressionperiodsinspringandsummer,isthemostmarkedformofseasonality.Thetypical

symptomsof32winterdepressionincludeloweredmood,social33、increasedappetiteandweightgain.

Mildornosymptomsoftenoccurinspringandsummer.Itisarguedthatsuchpatternofdepressionoccurrenceformsan

adaptivemechanismwhichenhancesthelikelihoodofreproductivesuccess,most34forfemales,among

populationslivingattemperateIaIitUdeS（纬度）.Womenaremorelikelytobecomepregnantinthesummerandthustogive

birthatatimeofyearwhentheirbabieshaveahigherchanceofsurvival.Lowchanceofsummerdepressionalsoindicates

35individualsandpromoteshealthierpregnancies,whichincreasethesurvivalchancesofbothmothersand

babies.Inthemodernera,itisprobablethatrepeatedwinterdepressionisbecomingareproductive36.

SeverallinesofevidencealsosuggestthatgeneticfactorsplayanimportantroleintheseasonalityandSAD.Millions

ofyearsofevolutionhad37humanbiochemicalsystemsforsurvivalunderequatorial（赤道的）environmental

conditions.ModemhumansbegantomoveoutofAfricaonlyabout150,000yearsago.Littlechangeinour

ςequatorial,systemsmighthavebeenexpectedoverthisrelativelyshortevolutionaryspan.Andageneticdefenselessness

againstseasonalchangesinmoodandbehaviorisoutof38adaptationtothenewlivingconditions.

Today,morestudiesofSADandseasonalityarereceivingconsiderableattention.Studiesonrelativesofpatientswith

SADalsosuggestedafamilial39tothedevelopmentofSAD.ResearchersaretryingtofindoutwhetherSAD

andseasonalityareacquiredatbirthasacompositeentity（实体）orwhetherthetwoareseparateacquiredtraitsthathappen

to40incertainindividuals.

IILReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

ɪnaletterhewrotein1884,MarkTwaincomplainedthat''Telephones,telegraphsandwordsaretooslowforthisage;

wemustgetsomethingthatisfaster.,,“Weshouldcommunicatebythoughtonly,andsayinacoupleofminuteswhat

shouldhaveballoonedinto41inanhourandahalfsaidhim.

Despitetheprogressthepreviouscenturybroughtforourunderstandingofbothlanguageandthebrain,weareno

closertotelepathy(心灵感应),communicationfromonemindtoanotherby42means,thanwewereinTwain,s

time.Thereasonisthatthetelepathywe,vebeenpromised,thesortimaginedbyTwain,and43incountless

moviesandTVshows,is,forthetimebeing,groundless.

“Goodold-fashionedtelepathy^^(GOFT)involvesadirecttransferof44fromonemindtoanother.Ithas

fascinatedpeopleforgoodreasons.Itremovesthe45oflanguage.WithGOFΓ,wenolongerneedtoputeach

conceptintowordsorto46someone,slanguage.Youknowinstantlywhatonemeansastheformerchannelof

communication,language,isnotatallnecessary.The47oflanguageisthecentralfeatureofGOFT.ɪtiswhat

enablesscience-fictionwriterstoimaginehumansandaliensfromotherplanetscommunicatingtelepathicallydespitenot

sharingalanguage.Butcanitreallycometruewithcurrentscienceandtechnology?

Besides,GOFTpromisesgenuinecommunication.However,48isuniversal.Weallhaveexperiencesof

sayingonething,onlytobeunderstoodassayingsomethingelse.Becauselanguageissoflexible,itisalsoeasytolieor

49oneself.Wearen,tevencertainifBob,sexpressioncouldbeinlinewithwhathebelievesinayear,stime.

Theseweaknesseshavedrivenpeopletolookforalternativesandfinallyinspiredinventionsofartificiallanguages

tryingtoremovemisunderstanding.Ofcourse,onedaywhentechnologyallows,adirectthought-to-thoughttransferseems

the50solution.

Manyofushavetheconfidencethatwecanthinkfasterthanwecanspeakorwrite.Havingtorely51on

languagetocommunicate,however,isdepressing.Therefore,the52ofaddingnewdirectbrain-to-brain

communicationchannelsisexciting.Bychannelsofthiskind,ourbrainscanbe"53''andallowedtobe

committedtoother54practicesinsteadofconveyingmessages.Newbrain-to-brainchannelshavethepotential

toincrease55.turningusintosuper-actors,handlingsomanytasksinashortperiodoftimeaswecannotyet

imagine.

41.A.wordsB.gesturesC.actionsD.costs

42.A.extra-geneticB.extra-familialC.extra-sensoryD.extra-legal

43.A.sacrificedB.popularizedC.enclosedD.balanced

44.A.strengthB.intelligenceC.thoughtsD.structures

45.A.limitationsB.expensesC.commandD.evolution

46.A.replaceB.updateC.decodeD.imitate

47.A.avoidanceB.discriminationC.employmentD.expansion

48.A.reluctanceB.privacyC.fearD.misinterpretation

49.A.contradictB.indicateC.delayD.justify

50.A.multipleB.invisibleC.ultimateD.equivalent

51.A.roughlyB.casuallyC.entirelyD.willingly

52.A.distractionB.prospectC.originD.regulation

53.A.fedupB.setupC.cutoffD.letloose

54.A.profitableB.meaningfulC.steadyD.typical

55.A.charmB.recognitionC.efficiencyD.endurance

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

IwasinChicagoforajobtrainingwhenIknewanearbytheatrewasreleasingafilmaboutsavingdogs.Iloveanimals

andthisfundraisingeventsoundedrightupmyalley.However,noneofmyco-workerscouldsqueezetimeforme.Igot

coldfeetforanxietyaboutnavigatingthestreetsbymyselfatnightalone.

ButinmyhotelroomIfeltrestlessandbored.Thetheatrewasonlyaboutfiveblocksawayfromthehotel.Howcould

Istray?Hence,Idecidedtobraveit.Igatheredmyroomkeyandsetoff.

ImanagedtofindthestreetofthetheatrebutwhenIturnedthecornerIstoppedinshock.Thestreetinfrontofthe

theatrewasfullofbikers-lotsofverybig,tough-lookingbikers.

NowIwasawomanallaloneatnight.Thereweremanylargemen,allwearinginsigniasuggestingtheywereinsome

sortofcluborgang.Warningbellsbegantosoundandmyheartjumpedinmythroat.WasIattherighttheatre?HadI

misreadthedateoftheevent?

ɪfinallydecidedthatɪwouldbesaferinsidethetheatrewheretherewas,presumably,acrowdofpeople.Iscuιτiedinto

thetheatre.AsIsatthere,heartracing,waitingforthefilmtostart,Imutteredaprayertocontainmyanxieties.Alocal

blues-rockbandwastheopeningactandtheirperformancedrewmyattention.Enthusiasmfortheband'sperformancesoon

tookawayallmyworriesfrommymindandIbegantorelax.

Aftertheband,thefilmbeganandIunderstoodthepresenceofthebikersafteraconversationwiththestaff.Beingpart

ofananimalrescuegroup,theyhadescorteddogsfromNewJerseytoChicago.Atthatmoment.Iwasstruckbythebond

thathaddrawnsomanydisparatefolkstothetheatre.Singers,sportsmen,ordinaryworkers-hadallbeenbroughttogether

byoursharedloveofanimals.Imadenewfriends.Idiscoveredanewbandandsupportedanimportantcause.Istayedtill

theveryendandmadeittomyhotelwithoutanyincident,overjoyedthatIbrokeoutoftheboundaryIusedtosetfor

myselfandventuredintotheunknown.Tomyamazement,therewardwasoneofthebestnightsofmylife.

56.Theauthordidn,tgotothetheatreatfirstbecause.

A.thetheatrewasfarrightupthealley

B.shecouldn,tsparetimefromthetraining

C.shewasafraidofgettinglostontheway

D.shewasconcernedthatshewouldcatchcoldatnight

57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thegroupofbikersaccompaniedherintothetheatre.

B.Peopleinsidethetheatrerescuedherfromtheharmofbikers.

C.Sherangbellstowarnpeopleofpossibledangers.

D.Theopeningactwassuccessfulincalmingherdown.

58.Theunderlinedworddisparateinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto.

A.respectableB.diverseC.restlessD.common

59.Thewomanreturnedbacktothehotelveryhappybecause.

A.shediscoveredabandsheloved

B.shesuccessfullywentbacktothehotelsafe

C.sheknewthereasonforthepresenceofallthebikers

D.shesteppedoutofcomfortzoneandgotgoodresults

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(C)

Oneofthecuriousthingsaboutsocialnetworksisthewaythatsomemessages,pictures,orideascanspreadlike

wildfirewhileothersthatseemjustascatchyorinterestingbarelyregisteratall.

Beforeyougodeepintothepuzzle,considerthis:Ifyoumeasuretheheightofyourmalefriends,forexample,the

averageisabout170centimeters.Youare172andyourfriendsareallaboutthesameheightasyouare.Indeed,the

mathematicalconceptof“average“isagoodwaytocapturethenatureofthisdataset.

Butimaginethatoneofyourfriendswasmuchtallerthanyou.ThispersonwoulddramaticallySkeWIheaverage,

whichwouldmakeyourfriendstallerthanyou,onaverage.Inthiscase,the“average“isapoorwaytocapturethisdataset.

Exactlythissituationoccursonsocialnetworks.Onaverage,yourcoauthorswillbecitedmoreoftenthanyou,andthe

peopleyoufollowwillpostmorefrequentlythanyou,andsoon.

NowLermanfromUniversityofSouthernCaliforniahasdiscoveredarelatedparadox,whichtheycallthemajority

illusion.Theyillustratethisillusionwithanexample.Theytake14nodeslinkeduptofoɪmasmallnetwork.Theythen

colorthreeofthesenodesandcounthowmanyoftheremainingnodeslinktotheminasinglestep.

Inonesituation,theuncolorednodesseemorethanhalfoftheirneighborsascolored.Thisisthemajorityillusion—

thelocalimpressionthataspecificfeatureiscommonwhentheglobaltruthisentirelydifferent.

Sohowpopularisitintherealworld?Ifsfoundoutthatthemajorityillusionoccursinalmostallnetworkscenarios.

ςςTheeffectislargestinthepoliticalblogsnetwork,where60%ofnodeswillhavemajorityactiveneighbours,evenwhen

only20%ofthenodesaretrulyactive,,,saysLerman.

Itimmediatelyexplainsmanyinterestingphenomena.Forastart,itshowshowsomecontentcanspreadgloballywhile

othersimilarcontentdoesnot—thekeyistostartwithasmallnumberofwell-connectedearlyadoptersfoolingtherestof

thenetworkintothinkingitiscommon.Theaffectednodesthenfinditnaturaltofollowthetrend.Arealspreadfinally

comesintobeing.

Butitisnotyetamarketer'scharter.Forthat,marketersmustfirstidentifythepopularnodesthatcancreatethe

majorityillusionforthetargetaudience.Theseinfluencersmustthenbepersuadedtoadoptthedesiredbehaviororproduct,

whichisessentialtotheprospectofthemarketingplan.

63.ThephraseSkeWtheaverageinthepassagemostprobablyreferstotheactionof.

A.hidingtherealaveragetobeunrecognizabletoothers

B.producinganaverageagainstthegeneralfeatureofdata

C.workingoutthecommonfeaturesuggestedbytheaverage

D.ignoringtheaveragebecauseofthefrequencybywhichitisreviewed

64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Majorityillusionrarelyhasimpactsexceptinpoliticalblogsfield.

B.Themajorityillusiononsocialnetworksreliesonthatpeopleyoufollowpostmorethanyou.

C.Theessenceofsuccessfulopinionspreadistoinitiatethetrendwithwell-connectedsharers.

D.Thespreadscaleofideasonnetworksmainlydependsonthequalityofcontent.

65.Toguaranteethesuccessofmarketingpromotion,it,svitalto.

A.thoroughlyunderstandtheconceptofmajorityillusion

B.accuratelyfigureoutwhoisthepowerfulpersontoaffectothers

C.definitelydecidewhoarethetargetaudienceforthepromotion

D.successfullyconvincetheinfluencerstopracticecertainaction

66.Whatismostprobablythetitleofthepassage?

A.Thesocialnetworkvisionthattricksyourmind.

B.Whoisstealingyournetworkidentity?

C.Minoritynetworkopinionspread,curseorblessing?

D.Haveyoubeenmisledduringthelastpoliticalvoting?

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

Tipping,customerspayingserviceworkers,usuallyatrestaurants,forservicestheyreceive,hasbeenaregularpartof

Americancultureforwelloveracentury,buttheemergenceofnewtechnologyandshiftingexpectationshaveshaken

long-standingnormsaroundthepractice.Thatuncertainty,togetherwiththepressureitcanoftencreate,hasleftsome

consumersfeelingexhaustedbythefrequencywithwhichthey,reforcedtodecidewhichworkerstotipandhowmuch.

Abigreasonforthegrowthofwhatisbeingcalled“tiptiredness"istheincreasingpresenceofdigitalpaymentsystems,

whichhavereplacedtraditionalcashregistersatmostbusinesses.Suddenly,ratherthanbeinggiventhechancetodropa

dollarinatipjar,customersareconfrontedwithatablet.67Theyhavetotipforservicesthey,dneverconsidered

tippingforinthepast.

Tippingalsomakeslaborlawsmorecomplicated.Inallbutahandfulofstates,employersareallowedtopaytipped

workersbelowminimumwage.Insomecases,thestandardisaslowas$2.13perhour,aslongasworkersmakeenoughin

tipstoearntheequivalentofminimumwage.68Manypeoplearedebatingoverwhethertippingsystemneeda

repair—orevenshouldbecancelledaltogether.Theysaytippingneedstobeeliminatedandreplacedbyafairwageforall

serviceworkers.Thetippingpracticeincreasesthepossibilitythatemployeescan,tgetwhattheydeserve.69In

manycases,customers9tipamountsarelargelyguidedbyfactorsothert