2017年1月上海春季高考英语真题试卷(附听力音频)含详解与听力文本

2017年1月全国普通高等学校招生统一考试

上海英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension（第1-10题，每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillheaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

conversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

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1.A.Shewillhavecheesecake.B.Shewillhavepieandice-cream.

C.Shewillhavechocolatecake.D.Shewillhaveice-cream.

2.A.Shecan'tseethemuseum.B.Herglassesarewrong.

C.Shelosesherglasses.D.Shecan'tseethetimeonthesign.

3.A.Sheisglad.B.Sheissurprised.

C.Sheismoved.D.Sheisdoubtful.

4.SheworksasalibrarianB.Shelikeskillingtimebybrowsingbooks.

C.Shelivesnearthelibrary.D.Shefeltbeingathomeinthelibrary.

5.A.Heisgoingtoskithisafternoon.

B.Hewillprobablynotgoskiingthisafternoon.

C.Hedoubtsthattheweatherwillbebad.

D.Hewillgoskiingiftheweatherisbad.

6.A.Hisbrotheratethefoodall.

B.Hisbrotherdidsomecleaningtothefridge.

C.Hisbrothertookoutallthefood.

D.Hisbrotherlikesfoodverymuch.

7.A.Shesuggestsnotgoingtotheconcert.

B.Shesuggestschangingtoanotherday.

C.Shesuggestschangingthenephew'sT-shirt.

D.ShesuggeststhatthemanchangehisT-shirt.

8.A.Hewoulddrivethewomantoschoolrightnow.

B.Hewouldsendthewoman'scartoarepairshop.

C.Hewouldgototheclinicfirst.

D.Hewouldlendhiscartothewoman.

9.Shedoesn'tagreewiththeman.

B.Shedoesn*tunderstandwhatthemanmeans.

C.Shethinkspsychologistsarewrong.

D.Shehasnoideawhatpsychologistshavedone.

10.A.Shetookpartintheshow,too.B.Shehadagoodtimeattheshow.

C.Shewatchedjustpartoftheshow.D.Shewasclearofthewholething.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestions

oneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.Ahandbagwithanexplosivedevice.B.Anunknownhandbag

C.Anexplosivedevice.D.Anexplosivehandbag.

12.A.Theyshouldleavetheseatsassoonaspossible.

B.Theyshouldmaketheirwayoutquietlyandorderly.

C.Theyonlyneedtocareforthemselves.

D.Theyshouldmaketheirwayoutbyexit2.

13.A.Inashoppingmall.B.Atasupermarket.

C.Inatheater.D.Inachildren'sgarden.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Atelevisionset.B.Aremotecontrol.

C.Ascreen.D.Anaidsubstractor.

15.A.Shelikeswatchingadvertisementswithloudvolume.

B.Sheusestheremotecontroltoreducethevolumesometimes.

C.Shemadetheinventionallbyherself

D.Sheinventedthetelephoneansweringmachine.

16.A.Itmustbeattachedtothebackoftheremotecontrol.

B.ShemustpresetthevolumeeachtimesheturnsontheTV.

C.TheremotecontrolmustalwaysbepointeddirectlyattheTVset.

D.Thevolumemustbesettwiceoftheprogram.

Questionsl7throughZOarebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.It'saboutthestepsinmakingaspeech.

B.It'sabouttheimportanceofspeech.

C.ICsabouthowtogetagoodgrade.

D.It'sabouttheimportanceofthelisteners.

18.A.Theinfluenceofthespeech.B.Thelistenersofthespeech.

C.Thesubjectofthespeech.D.Thepurposeofthespeech.

19.A.Entertainment.B.Audience.

C.Organizingthoughts.D.Grade.

20.A.Writedownwhatevercomestomind.B.Informtheaudienceaboutthesubject.

C.Maketheaudiencelaugh.D.Thinkofthelisteners.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(每题1分；共20分)

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

“Zootopia”BrokeDisneyRecords

Lastweekend,thelatestDisneymovie,zootopia,brokerecords.Themoviehadthelargestopeningweekendfbra

Disneyanimation.PeopleacrosstheU.Sboughtmorethan$75millionworthoftickets.

Zootopiaisacityofanimals.Themoviestartswitharabbitpoliceofficerandafoxcriminal21teamup

tofindamissingotter(水獭).Heisamongseveralanimalsthathavesuddenlydisappearedfromthecity.

Zootopia22(praise)foritssharphumorandstrongmessagesinceitsrelease.Thefilmexploresracism

andotherissuesinthedescriptionofrelations23twokindsofanimalsinthecity.

JaedBushhadPhilwrotezootopia.Theytoldreportersthatitstartedoutasaspymovie24(set)inseveral

differentcontexts.Buttheychangedthestory25theyfoundtheanimalworldespeciallyinteresting.Theysaid

to26somethinglikethis,"What'sthisworldlike?What'sthehistoryofthisworld?^^andthen,Bushsaid,they

wenttotheexperts.Notonly27thewritersspeakwithpeoplewhostudycultureandgroupbehavior,butalso

theytalkedwithanimalsexpertslikezookeepers

Thecreatorshavenotedthatthevarietyofanimalswasnoteasy28(produce)indrawings.Inthemovie,

64speciesliveinmultipleneighborhoods29(represent)differentanimals'livingenvironments.Disneysays

zootopiaisits30(complex)animationyet.Theextraeffortiscertainlypayingoffattheboxoffice.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.acknowledgementB.actuallyC.commonlyD.confirmE.conscious

F.crackG.eliminateH.independentI.logJ.shortcutK.unimaginative

WhyYourPasswordMayNotBeAsSafeAsItSeems

Does“qaz2ws“strikeyouasanicesafepassword?Whatabout"adgimptw”？Ananalysishasfoundthemtobeamong

thepasswordsthataremost31used,whichofcoursemeanstheyarenotsecureatall.

Whentenmillionpasswordswereleakedtotheinternet,theyappearedto32thatattemptsbyinternet

securityexpertstomakeusimproveourpasswordstrengthhadbeensuccessful,even,inthespecificcaseoftheleaked

passwords,theywerealsocompletelypointless.

Whilemanyofthepasswordswerestillsinglewords,suchas"password”,therewasalsoaclearattemptbymanyto

makethemharderto33.Theproblemwasthatpeopleseemedtodosointhesameway.

“Usersarebecomingslightlymore34ofwhatmakesapasswordstrong,“explainedWPEngine,aninternet

companythatperformedtheanalysis."Forinstance,addinganumberortwoattheendofatextphrase.Thatmakesitbetter,

right?”

But35no.Theyfoundthatalmosthalfamillionpasswordsdidthis—andin20percentofthoseallpeople

didwasputthenumber"1"attheend.

Perhapsthisiswhysomecompaniesarenowtryingtomovegraduallybeyondpasswords.Yahoo!isgivingusersthe

optiontoassociatetheirmobilephonewithanaccount,andhaveasingleusepasswordtextedtoiteachtimetheywantto

36on.

Althoughtheserviceisvoluntary,DylanCasey,anexecutiveatYahoo!,saidthatitwas“thefirststepto37

passwords".Hesaiditwasa(n)____38thatitwasincreasinglyhardforpeopletorememberallthepasswordsthey

had."Idon'tthinkwe,asanindustry,havedoneagoodenoughjobofputtingourselvesintheshoesofthepeopleusingour

products,hesaid.

Itwouldcertainlybeamoresensiblestrategythansomepeople'simprovingupon“password“byusing“wasspord”or

tran5pO53dnumb3r5fOr13tt3r5.

“Weare,fbrthemostpart,predictably____39whenitcomestochoosingpasswords,despiteadecadeof

warningsfrompasswordstrengthcheckersduringsign-ups”,saidWPEngine,4tWelovetakinga(n)40,andso

dopasswordcracker.^^

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Everbeenjustabouttocallsomeonewhenthephoneringsandthepersoninquestionisontheotherend?Orhaveyou

experiencedasuddenfeelingofuneaseordanger,eventhoughyou'reina(n)4]situation?Ifyoudon't

believeinit,you'llputitdownto42andanoveractiveimagination.Butsomepeoplebelieveitis43

thatthereisasixthsensebeyondsmell,taste,touch,hearingandsight.Now,scientistsarecarryingoutexperimentsnot

onlytoprovethatitexists,butalsotofindouthowyoucan44ittoyouradvantage.

DeanRadin,aresearcherinCalifornia,hassetuptheBoundaryInstituteinLosAltosandiscurrentlyusingitswebsite

torecruit(招募)4,000peoplein57countriestofindoutifthereareany45instancesofsixthsenseor,ashe

callsit,"recognition"—theabilitytopredictoutcomes.Theresultssofarare46.Inacardtest,whereyou

haveto47whichofthefivecardsonacomputerscreenwillbeturnedovertorevealapicture,thetopscorers

hitthetherightcard48%ofthetime-48ofthishappeningare2,669to1.

49,Radin,smostfamousstudyinvolvesparticipantslookingatavarietyofimagethataredesignedto

stimulateaspecificresponse.Intheexperiment,participantssitaloneinroominfrontofacomputer,withdevicesattached

totheirbodiestomeasurechangesinskinresistanceandbloodflow,whicharemeasuresofemotionalarousal.Radinhas

foundthatoneinsixpeoplehasariseinarousalbeforetheyseetheroadaccident-typepictures,whileremaining

50beforethetree-typepictures.

Butevenifyoudoacceptthatasixthsenseexists,thequestionis,doesitactual1y51?Radinsaysitdoes.

“Thefutureofourcivilizationdependson52thatarebeingmadenow,whetherit'sabouthowwefarmour

food,howwegetridofourwasteorwhetherweallowchemicalstobeincludedineverydayproducts.Wedon'thave

answerstotheseimportantquestions,yetwhatwedecideonwill53ourlivesfordecadesorlonger.Anythingwe

candotoimproveourabilitytopredictfutureeventsiswellworththe54Hesays.Ifitturnsoutthatsome

peoplecangenuinelyforecastthefuturesomeofthetime,asIbelievethedatashows,then55thisabilityisas

importantascutting-edgescience.

41.A.unfamiliarB.toughC.harmlessD.ridiculous

42.A.coincidenceB.resistanceC.innovationD.distraction

43.A.mysteryB.evidenceC.falsehoodD.innocence

44.A.alterB.defineC.findD.use

45.A.historicalB.strangeC.mistakenD.true

46.A.extraordinaryB.inevitableC.alarmingD.disappointing

47.A.askB.guessC.recallD.learn

48.A.figuresB.methodsC.oddsD.scores

49.AHoweverB.OtherwiseC.MeanwhileD.Consequently

50.A.activeB.calmC.silentD.alert

51.A.serveanypurposeB.takeanyadvantageC.makeanyprogressD.winanysupport

52.A.inquiriesB.decisionsC.donationsD.comparisons

53.A.ruinB.improveC.affectD.maintain

54.A.expenseB.riskC.effortD.wait

55.A.provingB.challengingC.limitingD.understanding

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiven

inthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Whathappensinaparticularclassonaparticulardaydependsontheinteractionsthatoccurbetweentheteacher,the

students,andthematerialbeingstudied.Theclassroomcontext,generallyspeaking,includesallthosefactorsthatinfluence

whathappensduringteachingandlearning.Thesefactorsoperateondifferentlevels.

Thephysicalcontext,forexample,influenceswhathappensintheclassroom.Spacemayrestrictparticipation,

dependingonhowateacherinterpretsthesituation,someteachersusetheirsurroundingstopromotelearning.Notice

boardsreflectthemesortopicsbeingstudied;adisplayareapresentsstudents,writtenworkforotherstoread.Ofcourse,

someteachersremainunawareofthephysicalenvironmentoftheclassroomaffectsthenatureandtypesofinteractionsthat

theyandtheirstudentsinhabittogether.Aroom,afterall,isjustaroom.Yetthephysicalenvironmentoftheclassroom

affectsthenatureandtypesofinteractionsthatwilloccur.Straightrowsoftables,forexample,arefavourabletoclassroom

lecturesandturn-takingroutinesinwhichstudents,onebyone,reciteanswerstoateacher'squestions.

Aroomisn'tjustaroomforteacherswhoseektomakethephysicalenvironmentsuitableforinteractivelearning.

Interactivelearninginvitesthinking,reading,writing,speaking,listeningandsharing.Suchclassroomsarearrangedfor

individualsratherthanforthe“class”asawhole;theywelcomestudentsasactiveparticipants.Variousphysical

arrangementsencourageinteractivelearning,buttheydependonthesizeoftheroomandthefurniturethatisavailable.

Aclasscanbeorganizedforindividual,group,orwhole-classactivities.Studentsareinitiallyassignedseatsata

combinationofsmallandlargetables.However,whenthestudentsworkindividuallyoringroups,theyarefreetoabandon

theassignedseating.Thechalkboardoccupiesacentralpositionintheroomtoaccommodatewhole-classstudy.

56.Accordingtothepassage,4tthephysicalcontext^^(paragraph2)mayinclude.

A.teachers*roles

B.themesbeingstudied

C.adisplayarea

D.students'participation

57.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitableforaclassroomlecture?

A.B.

C.

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58.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.classroomsshouldbearrangedfortheclassasawhole

B.thechalkboardshouldbeabandonedduringgroupwork

C.seatingcanbechangedfordifferentclassroomactivities

D.interactioncanbeencouragedbycombiningsmallandlargetables

59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thephysicalclassroomenvironmentvarieswithdifferenttypesofinteractions.

B.Thephysicalenvironmentisadecidingfactorforasuccessfullesson.

C.Interactivelearningdependsonindividuals5activeinvolvement.

D.Groupworkhasbecomeatrendinclassroomteaching.

(B)

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(C)

We'veallheardthedangersofhelicopterparenting.Remainingtooinvolvedinakid'slife,especiallythroughout

college,canleadtodepression,lackofself-relianceandfeelingsofentitlement.

Thiswisdomseemssound.Butsomeacademicsandeducatorsnowsaytheyseesignsofatroublingresistance.The

concern:thattoomuchofwarningsandhorrorstories—thecoverofJulieLythcott-Haims,bestsellerHowtoRaiseanAdult

instructsmomsanddadstoavoid“theoverparentingtrap“一isdiscouragingparentsfromgettinginvolvedatall.

“Yes,parentscanbeintruders,saysMarjorieSavage,aresearcherintheUniversityofMinnesota.tcAlthesametime,

thereareincreasingexamplesofparentsrefusingtostepupwhenstudentsgenuinelyneedtheirfamily“AtHofstra

University,forexample,parentsnowaskembarrassedlyaboutmental-healthandcampus-safetyresources,asifbringingup

thosetopicswereforbidden,saysBrankaKristie,whoheadsthefamily-outreachprograms.AndSavagerecallstalkingtoa

momwhokeptquietaboutherson'ssignsofdepressionuntilrightbeforehefailedasemester.Shedidnotwantto

"helicopterin.”

Thatmeanscolleges,whichhavespentthepastdecadelearningtocopewithparentswhogettooinvolved,nowhavea

differentproblem.Inrecentyears,hundredsofcollegeshaveeitherlaunchedorincreasedtheirparentoffices,whichserve

asone-stopshopsformomsanddadslookingtomakecomplaints,reportproblemsandgenerallystayintouch.

Muchofthisbegan,ofcourse,becauseschoolswereforcedtocopewithagenerationofstudentsconnectedwiththeir

parentslikeneverbefore.Onaverage,theycommunicate22.1timesperweek,accordingtoresearchfromBarbaraHofer,a

psychologyprofessoratMiddleburyCollege.That'smorethantwicetherateofadecadeago,beforealmosteverystudent

hadasmartphone.

Withsomemomsanddadsthinkingtwiceofcontactingtheschoolinthefirstplace,someprogramsarebeingusedto

encourageamorebalancedapproach,oftenthroughemailandothersocialmedia.Hofstra'sKristieadvisesparentsto”bea

guide,whilegrantingthatthestudentownsthejourney.^^Thatmeansaskingquestions,listeningtoanswers,beingpatient

andtrustingkidstoresolvetheirownproblems.Butifissuespersist,orifastudentisinseriousmentalorphysicaldanger,

italsomeanshoppinginthechopper,atleastforalittlewhile.

63.Inparagraph3,parentsofHofstraUniversitystudentsarementionedto.

A.showthatparentshavegonetotheotherextremeofoverparenting

B.provideeducatorswithanewunderstandingofoverparenting

C.giveafurtherexampleofsupportiveoverparenting

D.placeemphasisonthenecessityofoverparenting

64.Thephrase"hoppinginthechopper"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.havingtrustinkidsB.steppingintosolvekidsproblems

C.joiningafamily-outreachprogramD.turningtosocialmediaforhelp

65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Mental-healthandcampus-safetyresourcesareforbiddentopicsamongparents

B.HowtoRaiseanAdultencouragesparentstogetengagedinfamilyeducation

C.Overparentingisnolongeraproblembecauseofstudents'self-reliance.

D.Therewaslessstudent-parentcommunicationinthepastthantoday.

66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyCollegesNeedHelicopterParentsB.HowtoImproveparent-schoolRelations

C.WhyOverparentingIsinQuestionD.HowtoCommunicateMoreasParents

SectionC

Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Note

thattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Thetwotypesofcomicsarecreatedinverydifferentways.

B.Butforpeoplewholovecomicbooks,theycanbeafantasticescapefromthetoughrealitiesofmodemlife.

C.Theyfindithardtounderstandwhycomicbooksappealtosomanypeople.

D.ComicshavelostitscharminAmerica.

E.InJapan,thecontrastcouldn'tbegreater.

F.Mangaheroeslooksmaller,youngerthanall-conqueringAmericanheroeswhohavelargemusclesandlotsof

themedclothes.

JapaneseandAmericanComicBookHeroes

Tosomepeople,theideaofreadingcomicbooksseemchildish.67Comicsarepublished

globally,butJapaneseandAmericanversionsdominatethemarketdespitefact-orperhapsbecause—theydifferina

numberofways.

68Americancomicsareagroupeffort,beginningwiththestory-writingteamandtheartist

whoproducesdrawingsofinitialideas.Whenthesedraftsarefinalized,theoutlines,dialogue,andcolorareadded.Also,

creatorsofcomicsuperheroessometimesselltheirtitlestoothercreativeteams,whokeepthesuperhero“alive”.Thisisin

sharpcontrasttomanga（日本漫画）creators,whoareoftenindividualauthorsmerelyresponsibleforthestorylines,

dialogue,andartwork.Whenamangacreatordecidestostop,sodoesthehero.

Anotherdifferenceistheappearanceoftheheroes.69Also,mangaheroesrarelylook

JapaneseandthestoriesdonottypicallytakeplaceinaJapanesecontext.However,Americancomicheroes,despitetheir

masks,areproudlyAmericanandareadmiredfortheirreadinesstodefendU.S.cities.

Probablythebiggestdifferenceisthereadership.Upuntilthe1950s,Americancomicbookswerereadbyboth

childrenandadults,withpoplartitlessuchasSupermansellingasmanyashalfamillioncopiespermonth.Thearrivalof

TV,however,ledtoadeclineinsalessothatnowtheaveragereaderofanAmericancomicbookisateenageboywithan

interestinsuperheroes.70Theremangasalesarestillbooming,reachingashighas7billiondollars

eachyearlargelybecausereadersrangefromyoungboysandgirlsuptomiddle-agedmenandwomen.Mangaformenand

boys,liketheAmericancomics,tendtobeaction-oriented,whilemangaforwomenandgirlstendtobefocusedon

relationships.

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60

words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Shyness

Ifyousuffershyness,youarenotalone.Itisnotsurprisingthatsocialscientistsareexploringitsenvironmentalcauses.

Thefirstenvironmentalcauseofshynessmanybeachild'shomeandfamilylife.Today'schildrenaregrowingup

smallerandsmallerfamilies,withfewerandfewerrelativeslivingnearby.Growingupin

homesinwhichbothparentsworkfulltime,childrenmaynothavethesocializingexperienceoffrequentvisitsby

neighboursandfriends.Becauseoftheirlackofsocialskills,theymaybegintofeelshywhentheystartschool.

Asecondenvironmentalcauseofshynessinanindividualmaybeone'sculture.InalargestudyconductedinJapan,57

percentofparticipantsratedthemselvesasshy.ResearchersLynneHendersonandPhilipZimbardosay,“Oneexplanationis

thatinJapan,anindividuafsperformancesuccessiscreditedexternallytoparents,grandparents,teachers,coaches,and

others,whilefailureisentirelyblamedontheperson."Therefore,Japaneselearnnottotakerisksinpublicandrelyinstead

ongroup-shareddecisions.

Technologymayalsopayarole.IntheUnitedSlates,thenumberofyoungpeoplewhoreport