2023届上海市徐汇区高三上学期第一次模拟考试英语试题.docx

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1、2022学年徐汇区高三英语一模卷高三英语试卷（满分140分，考试时间120分钟）2022. 12I . Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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 spoken

2、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 the bank.B. To the grocery store.C. To the drugstore.D. To the barbershop.2. A. Washing the dishes.B. Taki

3、ng out the rubbish.C. Doing some ironing. D. Preparing for dinner.3. A. It is affordable for every family. B. It is popular for its free delivery.C. It can be bought online only. D. It is highly spoken of among users.4. A. He is in urgent need of a talk. B. He is fully occupied right now.C. He runs

4、a lab in the middle of the city. D. He is doing an experiment at the moment.5. A. They are a family without kids. B. They adopted children from Africa.C. They have many African friends.D. They make donations to help children.6. A. She must have paid much for the course.C. She s got good results from

5、 her hard work.7. A. The man is not suitable for the position.C. She had received only one application letter.8. She is too lazy to keep good figure.D. She doesn t need to take the course.B. The job has been given to someone else.D. The application arrived earlier than expected.8. A. Hang out with f

6、riends. B. Go to a movie.C. Hike in the woods. D. Prepare for exams.9. A. The beginning is truly dissatisfactory. B. The end of the book is disappointing.C. Looking into the future is its selling point. D. It is good in spite of the scary part.10. A. He will purchase surgical masks. B. He insists on

7、 buying N95 masks.C. He will go to another drugstore. D. He supports the medical workers.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the convers

8、ation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. You are trying t

9、o actively recall the information.B. You may think that you already know the information.C. You may lose your sense of speed and fluency.D. You are spending too much time memorizing the information.12. A. Because students may have a false sense of understanding.B. Because students may miss some impo

10、rtant information.C. Because students may highlight unimportant details.D. Because students may not understand the higher-level concepts.13. A. Organize study groups. B. Practice on old exams.C. Read through the exam paper. D. Explain concepts to others.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the follo

11、wing passage.14. A. Buying fewer clothes. B. Renting clothes.C. Buying second-hand clothes. D. Tailoring clothes.15. A. Young people can t afford to buy many new clothes.B. It is easy to buy and sell second-hand clothing online.C. People are more aware of the destructive impact of fast fashion.D. Or

12、ganic and recycled materials are more widely used.16. A. Development in technology transforms the fashion industry.B. Consumers change purchasing habits in response to rising prices.C. Second-hand clothing helps reducing fashion footprint.D. Fast fashion does great harm to environment.Questions 17 t

13、hrough 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Receptionist and guest.B. Colleagues.C. Classmates. D. Waiter and diner.18. A. To open new markets. B. To accept an award.C. To attend a conference. D. To negotiate contracts.19. A. Using your chopsticks to pass food to others.B. Refilling the

14、 glasses of people seated beside you.C. Tipping the waiters for their good service.D. Offering to split the cost with the host.20. A. They empty their glasses. B. They put the glasses aside.C. They tell the host directly. D. They leave their glasses full. II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirection

15、s: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and 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.What is Prosopagnosia?Imagine livin

16、g in a world where everyone looks vaguely familiar; but you never know for certain exactly who anyone is. Your old classmates, your coworkers, your friends, and even your family members can appear (21) first glance to be friendly strangers who seem to know you. That s (22)life is like for people wit

17、h prosopagnosia, or face blindness.Prosopagnosia is a neurological (神经性的)disorder that causes someone to have trouble recognizing people they know, or distinguishing between different people s faces. (23)difficulties in face recognition were noted over a hundred years ago, understanding of prosopagn

18、osia is still unfolding. The condition has received a significant share of the public, s attention after American author Jean Gilbert penned down her struggles with prosopagnosia in her book, The Picasso Mirror. (24), such as well-known British anthropologist Dr Jane Goodall and Hollywood actor Brad

19、 Pitt, have also revealed that they have face blindness.A study from Harvard and University College London found that prosopagnosia may affect up to 2% of the population, (25)(mean) there may be millions of face-blind people. For many people just realising that their difficulties are the result of a

20、 recognised neurological condition and that they are “not alonen (26) (make) a huge difference.For typical observers face recognition is based on the whole face, but for prosopagnostics is it the opposite they are more focused on (27)(isolate) features. They often have to rely on clues other than so

21、meone? s facial features, such as hairstyle, clothing, or voice, (28)(identify) the people they know. It (29) be very disturbing for the person who has face blindness, as they do not know how to relate with 02/9people. This would hold especially true if the person isn t aware that they might have pr

22、osopagnosia. They could become socially withdrawn, (30)could lead to depression, panic attacks, social isolation or social anxiety.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. app

23、roaches B. demonstrates C. memorial D. analytics E. assumptionH. complicate I clarity J. promotional F. removeG. insightsK. tendencyThe magic numbersThis is the age of the data scientist.Employers of all kinds prize people with the skills to obtain and analyze enormous amounts of information, to spo

24、t patterns in the data and to turn them into useful _(31)_. But some of the most valuable figures in business need neither a(n) _(32)_ team nor knowledge of Python. They are simple to remember and useful in every organization:Zero: Doing nothing can be the most valuable thing a manager can do, as th

25、e story of Atwood s duck _(33)_. It was well known that the higher-ups had to make a change to everything that was done. The _(34)_ was that subconsciously they felt that if they didn t, they weren, t adding value. The artist working on the queen animations for Battle Chess was aware of this _(35)_,

26、 and came up with an innovative solution. He did the animations for the queen the way that he felt would be best, with one addition: he gave the queen a pet duck. Eventually, it came time for the higher-ups to review the animation set for the queen. Sure enough, they asked the programmer to do only

27、one thing: _(36)_ the bird.One: This is the number of bosses people should have. In reality, matrix (矩阵)structures and team-based _(37)_ mean that team members report to multiple leaders. This can have benefits, but _(38)_ is not one of them. The Gallup poll showed that those who work in a matrix ar

28、e less likely to know what is expected of them, and more likely to spend their day in endless internal meetings. While the intention of the matrix is to benefit teams, it may _(39)_ projects and muddy the overall process.Three: Good marketing follows certain universal truths. In a paper published in

29、 2013, two academics tested whether there was a perfect number of claims that marketers should make for their products and services in _(40)_ messages. They found that making three claims was best: any fewer and consumers felt they lacked enough information to make their minds up about a product; an

30、y more and they became confused. The “rule of three “ is useful in many other settings, too, from points in presentations to pricing options for customers. III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fil

31、l in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Are you a digital hoarder?Most people are familiar with hoarding (囤积)and the psychological issues associated with it. Hoarding leads to messy homes and difficulty _(41)_ with items that you don t use and don t even need. But hoarding

32、 can also occur in the digital world.Digital hoarding, also known as e-hoarding, is too much acquisition and _(42)_ to delete electronic material no longer valuable to the user. Most computer users save digital files to some extent, and that s expected. With digital hoarding, however, the act of sav

33、ing the files becomes an uncontrollable _(43)_. Digital hoarders may collect emails, photos, articles, podcasts, or any type of computer files they believe they may want to revisit in the future, and ultimately, in most cases, they _(44)_ get to actually use it or listen to it or read it.Digital hoa

34、rding also occurs when someone is too _(45)_ to the data even to consider getting rid of it. This can include chats and photos of an old partner; _(46)_ sent by a long-lost friend, or even screenshots collected several years ago.Researchers have _(47)_ digital hoarders into 4 different types, accord

35、ing to their characteristics. Collectors v are organized, _(48)_ and in control of their data. Accidental hoarders” , also called “_(49)_ or disorganized hoarders n , don t intentionally save unnecessary data. They just don t know how to organize it.“ The hoarders by instruction keep data on behalf

36、of their company (even when they could delete much of it). Finally, uanxious hoarders” have strong emotional _(50)_ to their dataand are worried about deleting it. The problem has only gotten worse since we have more _(51)_ to digital storage than ever. In addition, cloud storage makes it incredibly

37、 easy to purchase more storage as needed. With _(52)_ cloud space, it s logical when network users don t think twice about saving files.However, studies found that digital hoarders experience increased levels of stress and now researchers are observing that the negative consequences of digital hoard

38、ing may be similar to those of _(53)_ hoarding. _(54)_, it s important to set time aside to have a good clear-out, in the same way we do in the physical world. By organizing and _(55)_ useless files in a regular way, people with this problem can ease some of their distress and clear their own mind a

39、s well.41. A. stocking B. binding C. living D. partingA. reluctance B. eagerness C. perspective D. fantasy42. A. obstacleB. boost C. urge D. streamA. substantially B. frequently C. autonomously D. rarely43. A. transmitted B. closed C. attached D. assignedA. flowers B. texts C. gifts D. letters44. A.

40、 regulated B. categorized C. integrated D. stimulatedA. rigid B. generous C. patriotic D. systematic45. A. disengaged B. enthusiasticC. reliable D. discriminatedA. appeals B. conflictsC. issues D. ties46. A. access B. concernC. desire D. excuseA. multipleB. secure C. limitless D. meaningless47. A. m

41、assive B. regularC. casual D. physicalA. Instead B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore48. A. making use of B. taking care ofC. getting rid ofD. getting used toSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of th

42、em there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Jacob hated finishing things almost as much as he loved starting them. As a result, he had gotten into a million hobbies and activities, but he never

43、stuck with any of them long enough to get any good.He begged his mother for months for a guitar so that he could play Black Eyed Peas songs to Angie, a girl he liked, but after he finally got one for Christmas, he found out that guitars don t play themselves. He took a few lessons, but the strings h

44、urt his fingers and he didn t like holding the pick, so now the five-hundred dollar guitar lives under his bed.After reading an ad in the back of one of his comic books, Jacob decided that he wanted a Wonder-Sweeper 5000 metal detector, so that he could find buried treasure. So he mowed lawns all su

45、mmer and shoveled driveways all winter. He didn t spend his money on ice-cream like his younger brother, Alex. By the time spring came he had saved $200, and he purchased the Wonder-Sweeper 5000 metal detector. He beeped it around the park for a 04/9while, be he soon found out that no one had ever l

46、eft any treasure in his neighborhood. He buried the metal detector in his closest.Given Jacob s history with hobbies, it was no surprise that Jacob s father was reluctant to buy him a magician s kit for his birthday. Jacob was insistent. Dad, this time I II stick with it for real. I promise!v Jacob

47、begged. Jacob s father sighed. But he was reminded of his own youth long ago, when he quit football and started boxing practice before hardly getting his equipment dirty. So when Jacob s birthday came around, Jacob was both surprised and pleased to find the magician s kit that he had desired so badl

48、y. Jacob opened up the box and unwrapped the many parts in the kit. He took the many fake coins, trick cards, and rope pieces of varying length on the kitchen table and imagined pulling rabbits out of his hat and turning them into pigeons with a mysterious puff of smoke.As Jacob continued pulling pl

49、astic thumbs, foam balls, and giant playing cards out of the magic kit, a commercial on the TV caught his attention.“Hey kids! Have you ever wanted to go to space? Experience what it s like to be an astronaut? Do you want to explore the universe? Well, now you can. As the commercial continued playing, Jacob walked away from the magic kit on the kitchen table a