2023届上海市长宁区高三上学期期末高考一模英语试卷含答案.pdf

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1、2022-2023 学年上海市长宁区高三第一学期英语教学质量调研试卷 （考试时间 120 分钟；满分 140 分）I.Listening comprehension Section A Directions:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spo

2、ken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.To take a photo.B.To travel overseas.C.To adopt a child.D.To look for a new job.2.A.Cleaning the kitchen.B.Dra

3、wing a street map.C.Planning home redecoration.D.Painting the dining room.3.A.She will give him the receipt later.B.The man should make his own copies.C.The man forgot to make the copies for her.D.She has not got the mans copies ready.4.A.She was late for the appointment.B.She often kept other peopl

4、e waiting.C.She ran into the man on her way here.D.She called her friend about the book.5.A.It was left behind in the hotel.B.It got badly damaged on the way.C.It got lost at the Madrid Airport.D.It failed to arrive at its destination in time.6.A.He knows his weaknesses.B.He is highly ambitious.C.He

5、 cant face the situation.D.He is rather disappointed.7.A.They are both to blame.B.They are both easy to please.C.They can manage to get along.D.They will make peace in time.8.A.Practicing a speech contest.B.Listening to some loud music.C.Preparing for an oral examination.D.Talking loudly on the tele

6、phone.9.A.100%cotton pants in dark blue.B.Fashionable pants in bright colours.C.Grey pants made of pure cotton.D.Something to match her brown pants.10.A.She is known to have a terrific figure.B.She must have paid a lot for the gym.C.Her gym exercise has achieved good results.D.Her effort to keep fit

7、 is really praiseworthy.Section B Directions:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation.After each passage or conversation,you will be asked several questions.The passages and the conversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear

8、a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A.Their totally new looks.B.His own similar background.C.Their varied life stories.D.His dream of becoming famo

9、us.12.A.By training hairstylists in about 15 countries.B.By posting photos with stories on social media.C.By offering free services to street animals as well.D.By leading the homeless to do something for nothing.13.A.Living conditions of the homeless.B.An Internet celebrity hairdresser.C.Experiences

10、 of sharing photos online.D.Acts of kindness to the homeless.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A.They feature in British rural cultural life.B.They are responsible for the traffic around schools.C.They help pupils cross streets in the neighbourhood.D.They are dressed in r

11、ed with large yellow sticks on head.15.A.She was suspected of theft.B.She could not find her way home.C.She was mentally disabled.D.She would be taken to court for trial.16.A.Why Linda was removed from her duty.B.How Michael helped a sick stranger.C.What Michael needed to make public.D.Where Linda w

12、as found in trouble.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A.Signing up members.B.Organizing protests.C.Acting as its spokesman.D.Saving endangered animals.18.A.Anti-nuclear campaigns.B.Removing industrial waste.C.Surveying the Atlantic Ocean floor.D.Anti-animal-abuse dem

13、onstrations.19.A.By engaging in violence.B.By disturbing them.C.By appealing to the public.D.By taking legal action.20.A.Reserved.B.Uninterested.C.Doubtful.D.Supportive.II.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and

14、grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.Living your best life It was a bright spring morning in a suburban Rochester,New York,neighborhood.Three young men,(21)_ hearts

15、 were full of excitement,were preparing for a road trip across the United States.It would be the adventure of a life time.I was one of those young men.For my friends and(22)_,going on a cross-country trip was at the top our bucket lists!A bucket list simply lists things you want to see,try or accomp

16、lish(23)_ your lifetime.But its not something simple like learning to ride a bike or passing a math test.You need to dream big!(24)_ this may not sound practical,its a good mental exercise and a lot of fun.The sky is the limit!Why?Because making a bucket list can push you to do something extraordina

17、ry!Making a bucket list can also help you get in touch with your values.People live busy lives,so its easy to get (25)_(trap)in lifes daily routines.But taking time to chew over(26)_ you really want from life can help you get a fresh perspective.If youre ready to start making your own bucket list,yo

18、u first need to decide what to put on it.You could make a list of unusual things youd like to do,such as doing(27)_ underwater photo shoot as a mermaid(美人鱼).If you love animals,you could put a trip to Tokyo(28)_(visit)a night bird caf on your list.Whats on my list?Well,since I fancy(29)_(look)into t

19、he night sky,I want to spend a few nights in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.If the skies are clear,I would have a view of the whole Milky Way Galaxy!Now its your turn.What strikes your fancy?You(30)_(not)discover what you are capable of until you dream BIG.Section B Directions:Complete the fol

20、lowing passage by using the words in the box.Each word can be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A.defensively B.exited C.initiatively D.landscape E.respond F.thought G.towered H.unaffected I.uninhabited J.welcoming K.winding Danger in the desert That day we were deep in C

21、hiles Atacama Desert.There the 31 could often be compared to Mars.Our team of four female microbiologists watched as a car full of curious men pulled up beside us.Because we were strangers in a(n)32 place,our minds immediately jumped to ways we could protect ourselves.So,33 ,our Chilean fellow guide

22、 lifted the strong tool shed been using to dig up plant roots.The rest of us tried to look braver than we felt.We had come to this desert to conduct DNA studies on giant horsetails that somehow grow well in one of Earths driest places.We were searching for plants in the most remote locations,where t

23、hey would be 34 by human activities such as mining and agriculture.Wed been warned that the trip could be dangerous.Because we were traveling so far from fuel sources,we were told to take along a can of gas.Our destination was at the end of a(n)35 single-lane dirt road lined with burned-out vehicles

24、 that had not successfully negotiated the steep downslope.Our sample site was near a village,and the people might not,we were told,36 positively to us.We were instructed to report our travel plans at the nearest police station so that search parties would know where to look for us if we disappeared.

25、We had found the amazing plants and their bright green stocks 37 over our heads.They aroused the 38 of ancient wetland plants.The men approached as we finished collecting our samples.We waited tensely as a man 39 the car and walked toward us.To our surprise and relief,he politely invited us to visit

26、 their villagethey wanted to show us a lovely church of which they were proud.That day,we learned about more than the microbiomes that help desert plants grow well.We also met a(n)40 community who had likewise beautifully adapted to their challenging home.III.Reading Comprehension Section A Directio

27、ns: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.Beside pencil sharpeners and calendars in classrooms throughout Minnesotas Lakeville Area Schools,there are now big blue boxes with a re

28、d button and the word POLICE.The button sends a text message to emergency correspondents,alerts the rest of the school to potential danger,and 41 1,200 pounds of magnetic(磁性的)force to keep the door shut.Its one of the measures that Michael Baumann has employed to 42 the schools in his district and p

29、rotect against active shooters since he became supervisor in 2017.He hired four more advisers to improve mental-health services.He established a team to monitor 43 threats of violence.He spent$14.4 million installing the emergency-alert system and building panels into walls that are designed to stop

30、 bulletsall 44 helping students and teachers survive an active shooter.“Everybody goes to bed and thinks,Thatll never happen in my school district.Well,I can tell you as a supervisor,thats the 45 dream,”says Baumann,who previously served in the Army.“I felt like it was my 46 to do what I could.”Fear

31、 of shootings has turned school security into a 47 industry.The market for school-security equipment and services reached$2.7 billion in 2017,according to a report by the research firm Omdia.That was before the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,Fla.,further increased

32、the focus on security measures at schools.The school shooting in Uvalde,Texas,on May 24 this year has restarted the discussion about whether safety measures at schools can 48 mass shootings.And many politicians,after indicating that they are 49 to support gun-safety lawmaking,have argued instead tha

33、t heightened physical security measures are necessary to prevent future attacks.50 ,experts say its not clear that such measures actually make schools safer.Research shows that the number of deadly shootings at schools has increased since 2012,during a period in which protective measures also 51 .Th

34、ere also isnt clear evidence that school resource officers(SROs)improve safety.SROs were 52 in Uvalde and in Parkland before the gunmen entered the schools,but failed to stop those shootings.“When we add metal detectors,observation cameras,increased police presence,active-shooter drills,and we turn

35、schools into this mix of castles and 53 ,”says Bryan Warnick,an education professor at Ohio State University.Although many school districts invest in security in the hopes of preventing shootings,some worry that reinforcing schools ultimately makes 54 responsible for solving the gun-violence outbrea

36、k.“Schools are 55 with trainings and new procedures,”Warnick says.“Its a larger social problem of easy access to guns,of lack of access to mental-health care.”41.A.reserves B.sustains C.activates D.balances 42.A.construct B.harden C.reopen D.finance 43.A.potential B.immediate C.mental D.empty 44.A.s

37、tood for B.depended on C.referred to D.aimed at 45.A.vivid B.horrible C.curious D.foolish 46.A.responsibility B.freedom C.instruction D.recreation 47.A.state-run B.high-tech C.booming D.domestic 48.A.monitor B.witness C.maintain D.cease 49.A.reluctant B.supposed C.delighted D.regretful 50.A.Instead

38、B.However C.Meanwhile D.Therefore 51.A.relaxed B.withdrew C.expanded D.survived 52.A.on the scene B.behind time C.at a loss D.in return 53.A.hospitals B.prisons C.police station D.fire department 54.A.markets B.communities C.psychologists D.educators 55.A.secured tightly B.supported greatly C.turned

39、 upside down D.reformed more or less Section B Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passag

40、e you have just read.(A)“Its a windy day in Laguna San Ignacio,and the waves seem to come from all directions,”said Sara Clemence in Bloomberg Businessweek.My children and I are riding on a 18-foot boatsmall enough that we can reach down into the water if a gray whale swims up alongside.And then we

41、see what weve come for:a heart-shaped shower of water and a dark mass rushing below it.As instructed,we splash(溅泼)the water strongly to signal the huge whale,which turns out to be a mother with her weeks-old baby.The baby soon swims beneath our boat,emerges to blow mist in my face,then“lies onto its

42、 side like a 2-ton puppy.”Leaning down,I touched its skin gently.“It feels electric.Also,a bit like petting a hard-boiled egg.”San Ignacio is one of very few places where a person can pet a whale.The whales come each year to the coast of Baja California to give birth and to mate.If youre lucky,you c

43、an“shake hands with a leatheryfin(鳍)”or even“plant a kiss on a cold,salty cheek.”I usually worry about such interactions,because wild creatures can become deeply stressed by human contact.But boat numbers are strictly limited in these protected waters.And any whale that approaches a boat does so on

44、its own terms.Like that baby whale:“We see him a few times,and he seems to like being petted and splashed.”So we are two species,connecting through touch,but also through eye contact:“More than once,after nosing around our boat,a young gray turns on its side so one dark,baseball-size eye is looking

45、up at us.”Whalers used to call gray whales “devil fish”because these magnificent creatures turn violent when threatened“or,say,when their babies are harmed.”That makes it feel even more of a blessing when,on our third day there,a large mama whale approaches the boat.“Im splashing when I feel her nos

46、e press up into my hand.”Though shes“wiser and apparently more alert”than her child,“she still decides to trust us.”56.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A.The writer was on a whale-touching trip.B.The writers boat went down with a huge wave.C.The baby whale splashed

47、water all over the writer.D.The mother whales skin felt as hard as a boiled egg.57.By“does so on its own terms”(in paragraph 2),the writer means whales in San Ignacio are _.A.mad with too many visitors B.ready for hands-on attention C.restricted in swimming routes D.enclosed in their safety zones 58

48、.Gray whales got the name of“devil fish”from their _.A.strange appearance B.inborn violence C.surprisingly enormous size D.fierceness in danger 59.The writers implied purpose in the passage is to _.A.popularize the knowledge of whales B.show admiration for whales motherhood C.share an experience of

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