202104黃浦二模試卷

1、 黃浦區(qū) 2021 年高考模擬考英 語(yǔ) 試 卷2021 年 4 月（完卷時(shí)間：120 分鐘 總分：140 分）第 I 卷（共 100 分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of eachconversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questi

2、ons will bespoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers onyour paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Customer and salesperson.C. Interviewer and jobseeker.B. Employer and employee.D. Consultant

3、 and student.2. A. About 108.B. About 180.C. About 216.D. About 360.3. A. In a professors workshop.C. At a university laboratory.B. In a doctors office.D. At a hotel reception.4. A. She takes no notice of the board.B. She thinks the noticeboard is too dark.C. She doesnt understand the notice either.

4、D. She cant see whats in the notice clearly.5. A. Type for a few minutes.B. Take her to have a rest.D. Finish writing the report.C. Look for another typist.6. A. Johnson was late for their dinner yesterday.B. Johnson didnt show up at the dinner time yesterday.C. He didnt call Johnson to have dinner

5、together yesterday.D. He couldnt go to Johnsons house for dinner yesterday.7. A. The man needs ten minutes to ride the woman to the hotel.B. The woman will arrive at the hotel ten minutes later than planned.C. The man doesnt think he can manage to reach the hotel in ten minutes.D. The woman doesnt h

6、ope he will be able to drive quickly to the hotel.8. A. To pick him up.B. To give him a ring.C. To convey a message.D. To return home at once.9. A. He says that it costs too much money.B. He thinks it does harm to the environment.C. He believes it is sure to bring huge profits.D. He knows nothing ab

7、out the construction of it.10. A. The man has finished the project.B. The man wants to apologize to the woman.C. The woman will let Bob call the man.D. The woman is losing patience with the man.高三英語(yǔ)試卷 第 1 頁(yè) 共 10 頁(yè) Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer con

8、versation. After each passage orconversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, butthe questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on yourpaper and decide which one would be the best answer to t

9、he question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It is usually given immediately by a physician.B. It usually makes the services of a doctor unnecessary.C. It usually causes the confusion of the first aider.D. It is usually done by someone in accidents or

10、emergencies.12. A. Asking for sound suggestions.B. Finding out the cause of the problems.C. Arranging for an ambulance.D. Telephoning the victims best friend.13. A. Reassure the victim that help is at hand.B. Give the victim care and encouragement.C. Handle the injured parts only when it is necessar

11、y.D. Move the victims body to findand dress all the injuries.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To compare a music journalist and a musician.B. To give suggestions on becoming a music journalist.C. To describe the specific needs of music magazines.D. To introduce the r

12、equirements of a professional musician.15. A. Have a good knowledge of great musicals.B. Get familiar with the music of recent years.C. Be expert at a special type of music.D. Create opportunities for more musicians.16. A. Its easy to get advertisements so as to earn more.B. It helps to sign long-te

13、rm contracts with great organizations.C. It offers time to write for a wider range of music magazines.D. It contributes to developing readers specific expectations.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The course is only open to poetry majors.C. The course is all fil

14、led up yet.B. The course requires another course first.D. The course is only offered in the morning.18. A. He has another course at the same time.B. The class is too far away from the community.C. The course is given during his working hours.D. Hes already familiar with the material of the course.19

15、. A. His work schedule doesnt conflict with his other classes.B. He doesnt want to ask his boss for another favor.C. He wants to work the same schedule as his friends.D. He likes to do his homework in the evening.20. A. Its courses cost much less.C. The class size there is smaller.B. It has an eveni

16、ng cafeteria.D. It may offer courses during the day.高三英語(yǔ)試卷 第 2 頁(yè) 共 10 頁(yè) II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammaticallycorrect. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form

17、of the given word; for theother blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Ocean exploration changed human historyOne of humanitys greatest achievements has been mastering routes across the worlds oceans.Communities separated by thousands of miles (21)_(bring) into contact and religious ideas ha

18、ve spreadacross the waters, while artistic creativity has been motivated by the experience of seeing the products ofdifferent civilizations. Customs have been decisively altered by the movement of ships across the oceans. Noone drank tea in medieval Europe, but (22)_ contact had been made with the t

19、ea-drinking Chinese, teabecame popular with millions of people from Sweden to the United States.We tend to hold the view (23)_ the opening of the oceans was the work of the great explorers,especially the 15th century pioneers who edged their way through uncharted waters to southern Africa, theIndian

20、 Ocean and the lands of the Indies. These were sailors (24)_ _ Christopher Columbus, whochanced upon unsuspected lands that blocked the expected sea route from Europe to China and Japan. Butwhile these men (25)_ give the Age of Discovery its name, they didnt start the exploration of theworlds oceans

21、 and there were also scores of merchants who followed in (26)_ route, taking fulladvantage of new knowledge about the open ocean to develop trade links across the world, (27)_ laid thefoundation for modern globalization. These were the people who really mastered the oceans and brought thecontinents

22、into contact.Since then, the oceans have only continued (28)_(tie) the world together most dramatically whennew routes were literally carved out, with the building of the Sues Canal in the 19th century and the opening ofthe Panama Canal in 1914. The first goods to pass through the Panama Canal consi

23、sted of a cargo of(29)_(tin) pineapples from Hawaii. The Pacific and the Atlantic were (30)_(closely) tied togetherthan ever before.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A. con

24、cernedG. thoughtsB. signalsH. assumeC. mechanicalI. embeddedD. monitorJ. privacyE. identification F. philosophicalK. proceduresWould you wear a computer under your skin?Forget smartphones and smart glasses. One day, we might have smart tattoos, body modifications. Thecompany NewDealDesign came up wi

25、th an idea for a product called UnderSkin. The device would look like apair of tattoos on your arms and the side of your thumb, but it would actually be a very thin computerimplanted just below your skin. It would draw power from your bodys energy, and you could use it to unlockdoors, 31 your health

26、, exchange and store information, or even express your personality. UnderSkin isjust an idea you cant go out and get one but the technology exists to make it work. “We 32 it isabout five years from being real,” says designer Gadi Amit.Writer and technology initiator Amal Graffstra already has a chip

27、 called a radio-frequency33 tagimplanted in his hand. “I use it to log into my computer. I also use it to share contact details with people,” hesays. The chip is about the size of a grain of rice and responds to radiorecognition.34 with a unique number forIf a computerized tattoo or 35 tag isnt craz

28、y enough for you, what about a brain chip? The高三英語(yǔ)試卷 第 3 頁(yè) 共 10 頁(yè) company Intel is working on technology that would let you control your devices with your mind. DeanPomerleau, one of the researchers, explains, “Were trying to prove you can do interes ting things with brainwaves. Imagine being able t

29、o surf the Web with the power of your 36 .”Do you think these chips sound frightening or cool? Some doctors are 37 about people hurtingthemselves while getting devices implanted. They argue that medicaland not to give healthy people special powers. Others worry about hacking andin and steal your ide

30、ntity, or even control your mind? On a more 40 level, if you have a computer inside38 are meant to heal sick people,39 . Could someone hackyour body, are you still human? Or are you a cyborg, a being that is part human and part machine, or a machinethat looks like a human being?What do you think wou

31、ld you want a computer under your skin?III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.For the longest time, the predominant description a

32、bout renewable energy featured awkward technologies,high costs, and burdensome allowance. In the41 of strict and far-reaching policy changes, the chancesfor mass adoption seemed slim. Electric vehicles (EVs) simply couldnt go the distance, and LED lights wereunattractive and 42 .But now that these t

33、echnologies have come of age, a new story is being written. Around the world,businesses, governments, and households are taking advantage of more cost-effective low-carbon technologies.43 advances in information technologies (IT), green solutions can be introduced into business operationssuccessfull

34、y. And as public support for these technologies has grown, so have thefully sustainable energy system.44 for scaling up to aAs in any rapid transition, a full understanding of what is happening has45 events. Many presentenergy producers find it hard to believe that their world is undergoing a revolu

35、tionary change, so they insistthat their heavily polluting technologies will remain 46 and necessary for some time to come. Journalists,too, describe the transition with a degree of47 , because it is their job to be suspicious. And politiciansand regulators are cautious to adopt a new perspective, 4

36、8 they are already struggling to keep up with thepace of change in the energy industry.To be sure,49doesnt come without setbacks, as the recent growth in energy -relatedgreenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions shows. Yet there is no doubt that the future of energy will be50 different from the recent past. In

37、fact, the 51 is happening even faster than we think, forexample, coal-fired power plants are shutting down faster than ever, and plans for new natural-gas plants arebeing replaced with more cost-effective wind and solar options. And as the shift toward renewables gains goodtrends, it will be easier

38、for elected officials to pursue more climate-friendly policies and regulations, therebycreating a(n) 52 circle of change.As the green transition comes of age, it will offer solutions to all of humanity s energy needs, placing aclean, prosperous and secure low-carbon future well within reach. Yet eve

39、n as we huglose sight of the fact that climate change is speeding up. With GHG emissions 54 to rise, the future ofhumanity hangs in the balance. One hopes that the shift to 55 energy will tip the scale in our favor.53 , we must not41. A. licenseB. absenceC. applicationC. inevitableC. In case ofC. pr

40、ospectsD. promotionD. unaffordableD. According toD. priorities42. A. invisible43. A. Instead of44. A. resources45. A. caught up withB. unbelievableB. Owing toB. revolutionsB. compared withC. taken place ofD. fallen behind高三英語(yǔ)試卷 第 4 頁(yè) 共 10 頁(yè) 46. A. relevant47. A. mixtureB. inferiorC. syntheticC. conf

41、lictD. experimentalD. approvalB. caution48. A. in caseB. so thatC. even thoughC. happinessC. independentlyC. motivationC. positiveD. the momentD. progress49. A. significance50. A. dramatically51. A. interaction52. A. naturalB. inventionB. economicallyB. modernizationB. potentialB. optimismB. failing

42、D. equivalentlyD. transformationD. original53. A. influence54. A. startingC. estimationC. emergingC. availableD. extensionD. continuingD. industrial55. A. sustainableB. traditionalSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinishedstate

43、ments. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits bestaccording to the information given in the passage you have read.(A)On the night of September 19, 1961, Betty Hill and her husband Barney were driving home through theWhite Mountains from Niagara Falls.

44、They were travelling on a nearly deserted two-lane highway when Bettynoticed a steady light in the sky that was getting bigger and brighter.She thought it was a planet or a star. Barney, stimulated at her excitement, said it was probably just awandering aeroplane. Whatever it was, it appeared to be

45、following them.They stopped their car for a closer look. What they said happened next, changed their lives. The flyingobject was noiseless. It appeared to be spinning. It was as big as a jet but shaped like a pancake.So formed the tale of Betty Hill, a New Hampshire social worker who, with Barney, a

46、 postal worker,claimed to be kidnapped by aliens, who were from outer space, on a moonlit night about 60 years ago.After reluctantly going public with her experience, Hill, who died of cancer at her New Hampshire home,aged 85, became a celebrity on the UFO circuit and was known as the“first lady of

47、UFOs”.Intriguingly, at the time of the incident, the Hills remembered nothing except that they had spied astrange object in the sky. Later, troubled by nightmares and other stress-related pains, the couple underwenthypnosi(s催眠) where the full story came out with the aid of Boston psychiatrist Benjam

48、in Simon, an expert inmedical hypnosis.On their night of contact the Hills arrived home at 5 a.m., unable to account for two lost hours. They werealso confused by the odd marks on their telescopes, deep signs on the tops of Barneys best shoes, Bettys torndress and strange circular markings on their

49、car that made the needle of a compass jump wildly.After seeing them for six months, the psychiatrist concluded the Hills lost memory about the hours theylost on that night in 1961 “appeared to involve an amazing experience on the part of both of the Hills”.Whether the experience had been fantasy or

50、reality, Simon could not say, but he said he was convinced theyhad not been lying. He guessed that it had been a kind of shared dream.Reports of aliens capturing humans and taking them aboard oddly shaped spacecraft were “comparativelyrare” before 1975. After a movie, “The UFO Incident”, about the H

51、ills came out, however, such storiesincreased.56. When they saw the strange object in the sky, Barney and Betty Hill _.A. were astonished at its strange flight and noiseB. regarded it as just a wandering car following themC. realized immediately what the danger it might causeD. showed curiosity in d

52、iscovering what it really was高三英語(yǔ)試卷 第 5 頁(yè) 共 10 頁(yè) 57. The word “Intriguingly” in paragraph 6 most probably means “_”.A. Ridiculously B. Temporarily C. Remarkably D. Mysteriously58. The Hills later sought the help of a psychiatrist because _.A. they had lots of secrets in their lives after the strange

53、 experienceB. their lives were greatly disturbed by the unexpected experienceC. they wanted to share their unforgettable experience with the expertD. they hoped to forget completely what had happened to them59. This article was written in order to _.A. describe an unusual event to the readersB. conv

54、ince readers of the existence of UFOsC. record how people were caught by aliensD. warn people of the dangers the UFOs cause(B)The changing population throughout the globalizing world, in particular an increase in the agingpopulation and a decrease in birth rates, is disturbing housing markets.Since

55、1970, global average income per person has increased, with a few exceptions as in 2009 and 2015,and inequality has also widened among and within nations. The International Monetary Fund s Global HousePrice Index collapsed in 2008 before climbing again to reach pre-crisis levels. Due to these populat

56、ion andfinancial trends, household structures have changed with increased preference for smaller, shared livingquarters and less home ownership worldwide. Analysts increasingly focus on mapping and predicting effectsof globalization on housing markets and individual decisions.Countries at the forefr

57、ont of globalization, namely the United States and China, as well as rapidlyglobalizing countries like India, expect their aging populations to double by the year 2050. Coupled withchanges to the family structure, especially a childbirth rate nearly halved since 1950 and more two-incomehouseholds, d

58、ecisions involving the housingThe three countries may share a commoninvolves family members covering the cost65 percent of US elderly in need of assistancerely on family and friends, and non-familysenior care is relatively new for India andChina.高三英語(yǔ)試卷 第 6 頁(yè) 共 10 頁(yè) 60. Which of the following is TRUE

59、 according to paragraph 1 and 2?A. The housing markets are mostly affected by the decrease in birth rates and rise in death rates.B. Inequality has widened among and within nations due to the rapid globalization of the households.C. The population and financial trends led to increased preference for

60、 smaller, shared accommodations.D. Analysts think globalization has decisive effects on housing markets and individual decisions.61. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs and the illustration?A. The aging populations of the three countries are expected to decrease by 2050.B. Non-family s